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kelter

Syllables: kelt·erUK/ˈkɛltə/US/ˈkɛltɚ/

kelter is the archaic form of kilter.

Meaning of kilter

Noun (1)

kilter (uncountable)

  1. Chiefly in out of kilter: (good) condition, form, or order; fettle.
    • not in kilter

Noun (2)

kilter (plural kilters)

  1. A hand of playing cards which is useless.

Noun (1)

kelter (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, slang) Money.
    • By Jove, says my Lord, all my money is flown, […] Pray say, have you got any kelter to spare?1818, The Squib-Book, a collection of the addresses, songs, squibs, and other papers issued during the contested election at Liverpool, 1818, page 14

Noun (2)

kelter (uncountable)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) Rubbish; trifle; hodgepodge.

Origin of kelter

See kilter.

Perhaps related to gelt.

Unknown.

Words formed from kelter

Words that rhyme with kelter

Questions about kelter

What does kelter mean?
Kelter means money.
What is kelter the archaic form of?
Kelter is the archaic form of kilter.
What part of speech is kelter?
Kelter is a noun.
How do you pronounce kelter?
Kelter is pronounced /ˈkɛltə/ (UK).

Words near kelter in the dictionary

  1. kelsons
  2. Kelston
  3. Kelsy
  4. Kelsys
  5. kelt
  6. kelter
  7. kelters
  8. Keltic
  9. Kelticize
  10. keltium
  11. Keltner

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