weather-eyen.

Brit.

/ˈwɛðərʌɪ/,

/ˌwɛðərˈʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈwɛðərˌaɪ/

Etymology: ? a jocular use of the Nautical sense, weather n. Compounds 3; or perhaps = the eye which is specially used for observing the weather. Compare Old Norse veðr-eygr, ? keen-eyed.

Used in figurative phrases, such as to keep one's weather-eye open, to be watchful and alert, keep one's wits about one.

ΘΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > be vigilant or on one's guard [verb (intransitive)]

watcha1225

warea1325

bewarea1400

keepc1400

waitc1400

lay good waitc1440

to lie in great waitc1440

to look out?1553

to look about1599

awake1602

advigilate1623

to keep an eye open1651

perdue1656

to look sharp1680

waken1682

tout1699

to keep a sharp look-out1827

to keep one's weather-eye open1829

to keep (also have) an eye out1833

to keep one's eyes peeled1844

to watch out1845

to skin one's eyes1851

to have (also keep) one's eye on the ball1937

to watch one's back1949

1829 P. Egan Boxiana New Ser. II. 505 Lads of the Fancy, who always keep their ‘weather eye’ up towards business, i.e. looking after the blunt.

1839 T. Hood Storm at Hastings 189 Howbeit his weather eye the seaman aim'd Across the calm, and hinted by his speech A gale next morning.

1846 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) x. 89 Joe is awake, Ma'am... Josh has his weather-eye open, Sir.

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xxxv. 174 All whale-ships' standing orders, ‘Keep your weather eye open, and sing out every time.’

1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. ii. v. 214 You look out. Keep your weather eye awake.

1887 H. R. Haggard She vii. 88 Job returned in a great state of nervousness, and keeping his weather eye fixed upon every woman who came near him.

1916 ‘Taffrail’ Pincher Martin iv. 53 Even the captain and the navigator..did not seem to be taking things very seriously, though in reality they both had their weather~eyes very much lifting.

1959 B. Wootton Social Sci. & Social Pathol. 10 I have tried to keep a weather eye open to what is going on elsewhere: references to work in other areas..will be found scattered through these pages.

1981 Times 7 Apr. 6/7 The Russians..are keeping a weathereye on other navies.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	weather-eye
释义	weather-eyen. Brit. /ˈwɛðərʌɪ/, /ˌwɛðərˈʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈwɛðərˌaɪ/ Etymology: ? a jocular use of the Nautical sense, weather n. Compounds 3; or perhaps = the eye which is specially used for observing the weather. Compare Old Norse veðr-eygr, ? keen-eyed. Used in figurative phrases, such as to keep one's weather-eye open, to be watchful and alert, keep one's wits about one. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > be vigilant or on one's guard [verb (intransitive)] watcha1225 warea1325 bewarea1400 keepc1400 waitc1400 lay good waitc1440 to lie in great waitc1440 to look out?1553 to look about1599 awake1602 advigilate1623 to keep an eye open1651 perdue1656 to look sharp1680 waken1682 tout1699 to keep a sharp look-out1827 to keep one's weather-eye open1829 to keep (also have) an eye out1833 to keep one's eyes peeled1844 to watch out1845 to skin one's eyes1851 to have (also keep) one's eye on the ball1937 to watch one's back1949 1829 P. Egan Boxiana New Ser. II. 505 Lads of the Fancy, who always keep their ‘weather eye’ up towards business, i.e. looking after the blunt. 1839 T. Hood Storm at Hastings 189 Howbeit his weather eye the seaman aim'd Across the calm, and hinted by his speech A gale next morning. 1846 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) x. 89 Joe is awake, Ma'am... Josh has his weather-eye open, Sir. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xxxv. 174 All whale-ships' standing orders, ‘Keep your weather eye open, and sing out every time.’ 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. ii. v. 214 You look out. Keep your weather eye awake. 1887 H. R. Haggard She vii. 88 Job returned in a great state of nervousness, and keeping his weather eye fixed upon every woman who came near him. 1916 ‘Taffrail’ Pincher Martin iv. 53 Even the captain and the navigator..did not seem to be taking things very seriously, though in reality they both had their weather~eyes very much lifting. 1959 B. Wootton Social Sci. & Social Pathol. 10 I have tried to keep a weather eye open to what is going on elsewhere: references to work in other areas..will be found scattered through these pages. 1981 Times 7 Apr. 6/7 The Russians..are keeping a weathereye on other navies. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1829
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