tiller

[TillĀ·er]

The tiller is what steers a boat specifically, the handle attached to the rudder. Tillers are generally found on smaller boats because it would take too much force to steer larger ships with hand tillers.

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One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.

Noun
a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)

Noun
lever used to turn the rudder on a boat

Noun
someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops)

Noun
a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass

Verb
grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers

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v. t.
One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.

n.
A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker.

n.
A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump.

n.
A young timber tree.

v. i.
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.

n.
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.

n.
The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself.

n.
The handle of anything.

n.
A small drawer; a till.


Tiller

Till"er , n. [From Till, v. t.] One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.

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. 2. A young timber tree. [Prov. Eng.] Evelyn.

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.]

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. 2. The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself. [Obs.]
You can shoot in a tiller.
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.

One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.

A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker.

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.

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.

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