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till·er 1
(tĭl′ər)n.
One that tills land: a tiller of soil.
til·ler 2
(tĭl′ər)n.
A lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat.
[Middle English tiler, stock of a crossbow, from Old French telier, from Medieval Latin tēlārium, weaver's beam, from Latin tēla, web, weaver's beam; see teks- in Indo-European roots.]
til·ler 3
(tĭl′ər)n.
A shoot, especially one that sprouts from the base of a grass or sedge.
intr.v. til·lered, til·ler·ing, til·lers
To send forth shoots from the base. Used of a plant.
[Middle English *tiller, from Old English telgor.]
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tiller
(ˈtɪlə)n
(Nautical Terms) nautical a handle fixed to the top of a rudderpost to serve as a lever in steering it
[C14: from Anglo-French teiler beam of a loom, from Medieval Latin tēlārium, from Latin tēla web]
ˈtillerless adj
tiller
(ˈtɪlə)n
1. (Botany) a shoot that arises from the base of the stem in grasses
2. (Botany) a less common name for sapling
vb
(Botany) (intr) (of a plant) to produce tillers
[Old English telgor twig; related to Icelandic tjalga branch]
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till•er1
(ˈtɪl ər)n.
1. a person who tills; farmer.
2. a thing that tills.
til•ler2
(ˈtɪl ər)n.
a bar or lever fitted to the head of a rudder, for turning the rudder in steering.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French teiler weaver's beam; Old French teilier < Medieval Latin tēlārium= Latin tēl(a) warp + -ārium -ary]
til•ler3
(ˈtɪl ər)n.
1. a plant shoot that springs from the root or bottom of the original stalk.
v.i. 2. (of a plant) to put forth new shoots from the root or bottom of the original stalk.
[before 1000; Old English telgor twig, shoot (not recorded in Middle English); akin to telge rod, Old Norse tjalga branch]
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tiller
Past participle: tillered
Gerund: tillering
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| Noun | 1. |  tiller - a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grassshoot - a new branch |
| 2. | tiller - someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops) | |
| 3. | tiller - lever used to turn the rudder on a boat lever - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum rudder - (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel | |
| 4. | tiller - a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) farm machine - a machine used in farming harrow - a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil | |
| Verb | 1. | tiller - grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers |
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Translations
ذِراع دَفَّة القارِب
kormidlová páka
rorpind
stjórnvölur
stūres grozīklis
kormidlová páka
dümen yekesi
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tiller
1tiller
2n (Agr) → Landmann m (old); tiller of the soil (liter) → Ackersmann m (old), → Bebauer m → der Scholle (liter)
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tiller
(ˈtilə) noun the handle or lever used to turn the rudder of a boat.
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