overweather

English

Etymology

over- +‎ weather

Verb

overweather (third-person singular simple present overweathers, present participle overweathering, simple past and past participle overweathered)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To expose too long to the influence of harsh weather, or show the effects of such exposure.
    • c. 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act II scene vi:
      […] The scarfed bark puts from her native bay,
      Hugg'd and embraced by the wanton wind!
      How like a prodigal doth she return,
      With over-weather'd ribs, and ragged sails,
      Lean, rent and beggar'd by the wanton wind!
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