TILT

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can anyone tell me what the word tilt stands for.
thanks

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tetragaz:
can anyone tell me what the word tilt stands for.
thanks

When used as a noun it’s an old word meaning a cover of cloth or canvas, or an awning. The word was used for horse-drawn wagons. Robert

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Originally used on boats and barges it’s a cover supported by framework

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As above.
Been around for ages. I’m sure it’s used by Thomas Hardy in his Wessex Tales.

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Franglais:
As above.
Been around for ages. I’m sure it’s used by Thomas Hardy in his Wessex Tales.

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Thomas Hardy’s horse-drawn wagon would have been a box van; it’s Thomas Softie’s wagon that would have had a tilt :laughing: . (Sorry, I’ll get my coat) Robert

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ERF-NGC-European:

Franglais:
As above.
Been around for ages. I’m sure it’s used by Thomas Hardy in his Wessex Tales.

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Thomas Hardy’s horse-drawn wagon would have been a box van; it’s Thomas Softie’s wagon that would have had a tilt [emoji38] . (Sorry, I’ll get my coat) Robert

Get your coat?
So you should. That’s nearly down to my level of humour!

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