Emily Dickinson Lexicon

TILT, v.t.² [Sax. tealtian, to lean, to incline, to nod; Dan. tylder, to pour out, to decant. In D. tillen signifies to lift, L. tollo. This is probably a derivative verb.]

1. To incline; to raise one end, as of a cask, for discharging liquor; as, to tilt a barrel.
2. To point or thrust, as a lance. Sons against fathers tilt the fatal lance. Philips.
3. To hammer or forgo with a tilt-hammer or tilt; as, to tilt steel to render it more ductile. Cyc.
4. To cover with a tilt.