"kelter" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɛltə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɛltɚ/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɛltə(ɹ) Etymology: See kilter. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kelter (uncountable)
  1. (British dialectal, US, chiefly in the negative) Archaic form of kilter (“(good) condition, form, or order; fettle”). Tags: British, US, alt-of, archaic, dialectal, uncountable Alternative form of: kilter (extra: (“(good) condition, form, or order; fettle”)) Derived forms: out of kelter
    Sense id: en-kelter-en-noun-bkKVBAIC Categories (other): American English, British English, English negative polarity items, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 5 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɛltə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɛltɚ/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɛltə(ɹ) Etymology: Perhaps related to gelt. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kelter (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete, slang) Money. Tags: obsolete, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-kelter-en-noun-J8QT-YIn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɛltə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɛltɚ/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɛltə(ɹ) Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unknown|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kelter (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete, British dialectal) Rubbish; trifle; hodgepodge. Tags: British, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-kelter-en-noun-ihyg5AhD Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 5 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 34 15 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 14 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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