WEATHER-BOARD, noun That side of a ship which is towards the wind; the windward side. So in other words, weather signifies towards the wind or windward; as, in weather-bow, weather-braces, weather-gage, weather-lifts, weather-quarter, weather-shrouds, weather-side, weather-shore, etc.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI