Word: weathercock
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: weath
er
cock
Definition: A kind of wind pump whose top behaves like a weather vane, moving with the wind direction, but which also has a wheel attached to measure wind speed.
Morphemes:
Affix: weather
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The direction from which the wind is blowing; used attributively to indicate the windward side.
Affix: cock
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: coque
Language: fro
Decoded: coque
Meaning: a type of small boat