weatherglass

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

weatherglass
    n 1: a simple barometer for indicating changes in atmospheric
         pressure

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Weatherglass \Weath"er*glass`\, n.
   An instrument to indicate the state of the atmosphere,
   especially changes of atmospheric pressure, and hence changes
   of weather, as a barometer or baroscope.
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   {Poor man's weatherglass}. (Bot.) See under {Poor}.
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