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Tiller

Tiller (tiller)
n.(?)
Till"er
[From Till, v. t.]
  1. One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.

Tiller

Tiller (tiller)
n.
Till"er
  1. A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker.
    (b)
  2. A young timber tree.
    [Prov. Eng.] Evelyn.

Tiller

Tiller (tiller)
v. i.
Till"er
  1. To put forth new shoots from the root, or round the bottom of the original stalk] as, wheat or rye tillers; some spread plants by tillering.
    [Sometimes written tillow.]

Tiller

Tiller (tiller)
n.
Till"er
  1. A lever of wood or metal fitted to the rudder head and used for turning side to side in steering. In small boats hand power is used; in large vessels, the tiller is moved by means of mechanical appliances. See Illust. of Rudder. Cf. 2d Helm, 1.
  2. The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself.
    [Obs.]

    You can shoot in a tiller. Beau. *** Fl.

  3. The handle of anything.
    [Prov. Eng.]
  4. A small drawer] a till.
    Dryden.

    Tiller rope (Naut.), a rope for turning a tiller. In a large vessel it forms the connection between the fore end of the tiller and the steering wheel.













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