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ro·to·till·er

(rō′tə-tĭl′ər)

A motorized rotary cultivator.

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ro•to•till•er

(ˈroʊ təˌtɪl ər)

n.

a motorized device with spinning blades perpendicular to the ground and arranged like spokes, used for tilling soil.

[1920–25; rot (ary) + -o- + tiller¹]

Translations

Rototiller

® [ˈrəʊtəʊtɪləʳ] N (US) → motocultor m

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* A rototiller valued at $200 was stolen between April 17 and 6 a.m.

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The team ultimately settled on a hybrid tillage system that included a traditional rototiller coupled with an adjustable-depth deep-shank tillage tool.

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I got an old Rototiller out in the tool shed you boys are welcome to use if you can get it started.'

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I inherited this rototiller and haven't been able to locate the manufacturer's nametag.

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His search led Austin to Kyselka's barn, where he found the man lying face down with his foot stuck in a rototiller. He did not respond to the boy's attempt to help him.

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He poured the foundation for the steps, rented a rototiller, and spent a day preparing the soil for new plants.

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"Always prepare your planting beds first by incorporating organic mediums," advises Davie, who notes that he likes to use a small, hand-held rototiller he purchased at Home Depot.

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The fastest and easiest way to do this is with a rototiller (Photo 4).

Getting rid of grass

Malec gives high marks to several groups that aided OpenLands with Barry School's fledgling schoolyard forest: the city's Bureau of Forestry, which donated tools, mulch, and flowers; a nursery in Harvard, Illinois, which made a five-hour round trip to Barry hauling a truckload of shrubs; the Chicago Park District, which loaned a rototiller; and a volunteer from Malec's Urban Forest Technical Committee, who helped at the planting.

Places of grace

Initially, Greg Barreto's intent in 1983 was to provide a more reliable rototiller for the Oregon City rental yard where he worked.