tiller
1[ til-er ]
/ ˈtɪl ər /
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Definition for tiller (2 of 3)
tiller2
[ til-er ]
/ ˈtɪl ər /
noun Nautical.
a bar or lever fitted to the head of a rudder, for turning the rudder in steering.
Origin of tiller
21375–1425; late Middle English <Anglo-French teiler weaver's beam; Old French teilier<Medieval Latin tēlārium, equivalent to Latin tēl(a) warp + -ārium-ary
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till·er·less, adjectiveDefinition for tiller (3 of 3)
tiller3
[ til-er ]
/ ˈtɪl ər /
noun
a plant shoot that springs from the root or bottom of the original stalk.
a sapling.
verb (used without object)
(of a plant) to put forth new shoots from the root or around the bottom of the original stalk.
Origin of tiller
3before 1000; Old English telgor twig, shoot (not recorded in ME); akin to telge rod, Old Norse tjalga branch, telgja to cut
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British Dictionary definitions for tiller (1 of 2)
tiller1
/ (ˈtɪlə) /
noun
nautical a handle fixed to the top of a rudderpost to serve as a lever in steering it
Derived forms of tiller
tillerless, adjectiveWord Origin for tiller
C14: from Anglo-French teiler beam of a loom, from Medieval Latin tēlārium, from Latin tēla web
British Dictionary definitions for tiller (2 of 2)
tiller2
/ (ˈtɪlə) /
noun
a shoot that arises from the base of the stem in grasses
a less common name for sapling
verb
(intr) (of a plant) to produce tillers
Word Origin for tiller
Old English telgor twig; related to Icelandic tjalga branch
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