ADJ.
bad, spare
VERB + KELTER
got, ship
KELTER + NOUN
privateer, profession, she's, washington
PREP.
in, out, with
noun
Archaic form of kilter (“(good) condition, form, or order; fettle”).
Fiscal—Something has been out of kelter at Washington these two years with regard to the rigid application of appropriations, at least in the Indian Department.
—All over, resemblance to a particular object, as a ship in bad kelter: "she's a privateer all over."
noun
Money.
By Jove, says my Lord, all my money is flown, […] Pray say, have you got any kelter to spare?
noun
Rubbish; trifle; hodgepodge.
noun — in working order
Fiscal—Something has been out of kelter at Washington these two years with regard to the rigid application of appropriations, at least in the Indian Department.
Wiktionary—All over, resemblance to a particular object, as a ship in bad kelter: "she's a privateer all over."
WiktionaryIt was intimated to me that such "frivolousness" was out of kelter with the profession of a Christian.
WiktionaryBy Jove, says my Lord, all my money is flown, […] Pray say, have you got any kelter to spare?
Wiktionaryi Register
In some senses, kelter is marked as archaic, obsolete, slang, British, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.