TURNCOAT
NOUNS, PERSON (also see TRAITOR)
1556 — TURN-TIPPET a turncoat, a renegade → obs.
1866 — CALEB a turncoat → Amer. dial.
1896 — JACKET-REVERSER a turncoat → sl. (Bk.)
1905 — VICAR OF BRAY a turncoat → Eng. dial., contemptuous usage (Bk.)
VERBS
1546 — TURN ONE’S TIPPET to act the turncoat or renegade → obs.