kelter

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/ˈkɛltə/

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/ˈkɛltə/ · /ˈkɛltɚ/

Definition of kelter

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(British, US, alt-of, archaic, dialectal, uncountable)Archaic form of kilter (“(good) condition, form, or order; fettle”).

“Fiscal—Something has been out of kelter at Washington these two years with regard to the rigid application of appropriations, at least in the Indian Department.”
“—All over, resemblance to a particular object, as a ship in bad kelter: "she's a privateer all over."”
“It was intimated to me that such "frivolousness" was out of kelter with the profession of a Christian.”

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noun

(British, US, alt-of, archaic, dialectal, uncountable)Archaic form of kilter (“(good) condition, form, or order; fettle”).

“Fiscal—Something has been out of kelter at Washington these two years with regard to the rigid application of appropriations, at least in the Indian Department.”
“—All over, resemblance to a particular object, as a ship in bad kelter: "she's a privateer all over."”
“It was intimated to me that such "frivolousness" was out of kelter with the profession of a Christian.”
(obsolete, slang, uncountable)Money.

“By Jove, says my Lord, all my money is flown, […] Pray say, have you got any kelter to spare?”
(British, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable)Rubbish; trifle; hodgepodge.

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