Meaning & use
Balter
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To dance or move about in a clumsy, ungainly way (a chiefly dialectal or archaic term).
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The old rhyme describes the drunken farmer trying to balter across the barn floor.
The puppies baltered around the yard, all elbows and enthusiasm.
A note on using this word
A rare word preserved mainly in English dialect dictionaries and older regional speech, describing an awkward, uncoordinated dance or gait.
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