Vocabulary : Weather-bit to Weather-fend

Weather-bit : A turn of the cable about the end of the windlass, without the bits.
Weather-bitten : Eaten into, defaced, or worn, by exposure to the weather.
Weatherboard : That side of a vessel which is toward the wind; the windward side. ;; A piece of plank placed in a porthole, or other opening, to keep out water. ;; A board extending from the ridge to the eaves along the slope of the gable, and forming a close junction between the shingling of a roof and the side of the building beneath. ;; A clapboard or feather-edged board used in weatherboarding.
Weather-board : To nail boards upon so as to lap one over another, in order to exclude rain, snow, etc.
Weatherboarding : The covering or siding of a building, formed of boards lapping over one another, to exclude rain, snow, etc. ;; Boards adapted or intended for such use.

Weather-bound : Kept in port or at anchor by storms; delayed by bad weather; as, a weather-bound vessel.
Weathercock : A vane, or weather vane; -- so called because originally often in the figure of a cock, turning on the top of a spire with the wind, and showing its direction. ;; Hence, any thing or person that turns easily and frequently; one who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person. ;; To supply with a weathercock; to serve as a weathercock for.
Weather-driven : Driven by winds or storms; forced by stress of weather.
Weathered : of Weather ;; Made sloping, so as to throw off water; as, a weathered cornice or window sill. ;; Having the surface altered in color, texture, or composition, or the edges rounded off by exposure to the elements.
Weather-fend : To defend from the weather; to shelter.

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