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English → English (WordNet) Definition: tiller tiller n 1: a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass 2: someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops) 3: lever used to turn the rudder on a boat 4: a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) [syn: cultivator] v : grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers [syn: stool]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tiller Tiller \Till"er\, n. [From Till, v. t.] One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman. [1913 Webster] Tiller \Till"er\, n. [AS. telgor a small branch. Cf. Till to cultivate.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker. (b) A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump. [1913 Webster] 2. A young timber tree. [Prov. Eng.] --Evelyn. [1913 Webster] Tiller \Till"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tillered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tillering.] 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.] [1913 Webster] Tiller \Till"er\, n. [From OE. tillen, tullen, to draw, pull; probably fr. AS. tyllan in fortyllan to lead astray; or cf. D. tillen to lift up. Cf. Till a drawer.] 1. (Naut.) 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. [1913 Webster] 2. The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] You can shoot in a tiller. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 3. The handle of anything. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 4. A small drawer; a till. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]


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