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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1655
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Tilting, vbl. n. [e.m.E. tilting (1610) jousting. Cf. Tilt v. (1588) to contend.] fig. To contend for, attempt to gain (a prize). —1655 Butler Leighton 258.
Unless you … try a course of tilting for a regency in philosophy
