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tilter

/ˈtɪl.tər/

Traduction: Personne qui participe à un tournoi ou à un combat à la lance, ou dispositif servant à incliner et vider un tonneau sans remuer le dépôt.

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noun

C2formalcommon/ˈtɪl.tər/

A noun referring to a person who participates in a tilt or joust, or a device used to empty a cask by tilting it without disturbing the sediment.

  • 🇫🇷Personne qui participe à un tournoi ou à un combat à la lance, ou dispositif servant à incliner et vider un tonneau sans remuer le dépôt.
  1. Jousting participant C1 formal sport

    A person who takes part in a tilt or joust, typically as a knight on horseback.

    • The tilter mounted his horse and prepared for the joust.
    • Each tilter carried a long lance into the arena.
    • The crowd cheered as the tilter unhorsed his opponent.

    🇫🇷jouteur

  2. Cask-tilting device C1 formal technical

    A mechanical device used to empty a cask by tilting it, allowing the liquid to pour out without disturbing the sediment at the bottom.

    • The brewer used a tilter to decant the ale without stirring up the dregs.
    • A tilter is essential for drawing clear wine from a barrel.
    • The old cellar had a wooden tilter for the casks.

    🇫🇷dispositif de basculement de fût

    Synonymes: tippertippler

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  • tilters' possessive plural form
  • tilter's possessive singular form