tiltyard
[ tilt-yahrd ]
/ ˈtɪltˌyɑrd /
noun
a courtyard or other area for tilting.
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Words nearby tiltyard
tilting chest, tiltmeter, tilt-table, tilt-top table, tilt-up, tiltyard, Tim, timarau, Timaru, timbal, timbale
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Example sentences from the Web for tiltyard
Guy, advancing as gaily as if he had been in the tiltyard at Wark, gallantly unhorsed one Saracen with the point of his lance.
The Boy Crusaders|John G. EdgarNor was it clear that he had not been engaged in other than the mimic warfare of the tiltyard.
Runnymede and Lincoln Fair|J.G. EdgarShe had gone out into the tiltyard and had tilted with him, and he had been the victor.
Can You Forgive Her?|Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for tiltyard
tiltyard
/ (ˈtɪltˌjɑːd) /
noun
(formerly) an enclosed area for tilting
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