Meanings
plural turncloaks
- rareturncoat
1 more example
“The Tattered Prince gave a shrug. “Every turncloak has his tale. You are not the first to swear me your swords, take my coin, and run. All of them have reasons. ‘My little son is sick,’ or ‘My wife is putting horns on me,’ or ‘The other men all make me suck their cocks.’ Such a charming boy, the last, but I did not excuse his desertion..."
2011, George R. R. Martin, “The Spurned Suitor”, in A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire; 5), London: Voyager Books, published 2019, →ISBN, page 927Synonyms: turntippet, withersake, apostate, balimbing, butterfly, changeling, defector, runagate
Synonyms & antonyms
nounturncoat
Origin
From turn + cloak; compare turncoat.
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