noun.
Order; proper form, adaptation, or condition: only in the colloquial phrase out of kilter.
noun.
In poker, a hand with no card above a nine. no pair, and no chance to make either flush or straight.
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noun.
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.