weathercock

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In France, meanwhile, she has been branded not the Iron Lady - which was former UK PM Margaret Thatcher's nickname - but the Iron Weathercock.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2022

In France, meanwhile, commentators in Les Echos branded her not the Iron Lady - which was former UK PM Margaret Thatcher's nickname - but the Iron Weathercock.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2022

The Kind Farmer had climbed up on a ladder with a little bottle of gold paint and a brush to make the Weathercock as bright as a new gold dollar.

From Little Jack Rabbit and Chippy Chipmunk by Cory, David

They clucked and chirped, so that the Weathercock heard it; and he heard it, but he never stirred.

From What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales by Dulcken, H. W. (Henry William)

The Weathercock got very red in the gills.

From The Cruise of the Noah's Ark by Cory, David