tilter
(noun) a device for emptying a cask by tilting it without disturbing the dregs
tilter
(noun) someone who engages in a tilt or joust
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tilter (plural tilters)
One who tilts, or jousts.
One who fights.
One who operates a tilt hammer.
• litter, retilt, titler
Source: Wiktionary
Tilt"er, n.
1. One who tilts, or jousts; hence, one who fights. Let me alone to match your tilter. Glanville.
2. One who operates a tilt hammer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
