tiltyard

[tilt-yahrd]

noun

a courtyard or other area for tilting.

Origin of tiltyard

First recorded in 1520–30; tilt¹ + yard²

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Examples from the Web for tiltyard

Historical Examples

Nor was it clear that he had not been engaged in other than the mimic warfare of the tiltyard.
Runnymede and Lincoln Fair
J.G. Edgar
She had gone out into the tiltyard and had tilted with him, and he had been the victor.
Can You Forgive Her?
Anthony Trollope
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. Edgar

British Dictionary definitions for tiltyard

tiltyard

noun

(formerly) an enclosed area for tilting

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Examples from the Web for tiltyard

Historical Examples

Nor was it clear that he had not been engaged in other than the mimic warfare of the tiltyard.

She had gone out into the tiltyard and had tilted with him, and he had been the victor.

Guy, advancing as gaily as if he had been in the tiltyard at Wark, gallantly unhorsed one Saracen with the point of his lance.

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Origin of tiltyard