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kilter

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kil=ter

CIDE DICTIONARY

kiltern. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. cealt clothes, Gael. cealltair spear, castle, cause, Prov. E. kilter tool, instrument. Cf. Kilt.].
     Regular order or proper condition. Same as kelter, but kilter is the more common spelling in the U. S. Used chiefly in the phrase out of kilter, meaning out of order or irregular in some manner.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

kilter, n. (also kelter) good working order (esp. out of kilter).

Etymology
17th c.: orig. unkn.

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