释义 |
tilt·er I. \ˈtiltə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: tilt (I) + -er 1. : one that tilts: as a. : jouster b. : a workman who operates a helve hammer c. : a workman who tilts out coal d. : a contrivance for emptying something (as a barrel or carboy) by tilting e. : a contrivance for varying the pitch of something (as the slats of a venetian blind) f. : tilt 6 2. a. : spotted sandpiper b. : solitary sandpiper c. : avocet II. intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: freq. of tilt (I) : to swing up and down : seesaw, teeter |