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tiller
1[ til-er ]
/ ËtÉȘl Ér /
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noun
a person or thing that tills; cultivator.
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Other definitions for tiller (2 of 3)
tiller2
[ til-er ]
/ ËtÉȘl Ér /
noun Nautical.
a bar or lever fitted to the head of a rudder, for turning the rudder in steering.
Origin of tiller
2First recorded in 1375â1425; late Middle English teler, telor, tiler(e) âthe stock of a crossbow or firearm; tiller (for a boat),â from Old French telier, teiler âweaver's beam,â from Medieval Latin tÄlÄrium, equivalent to Latin tÄl(a) âcloth being woven on a loom; loom; plan, designâ + -Ärium -ary
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till·er·less, adjectiveOther definitions for tiller (3 of 3)
tiller3
[ til-er ]
/ ËtÉȘl Ér /
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
3First recorded before 1000; Old English telgor, tealgor âtwig, shoot,â (not recorded in Middle English ); akin to Old English telga âbranch, bough,â Old Norse tjalga âtwig, branch,â Dutch telg
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British Dictionary definitions for tiller (1 of 2)
tiller1
/ (ËtÉȘlÉ) /
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 tÄlÄrium, from Latin tÄla web
British Dictionary definitions for tiller (2 of 2)
tiller2
/ (ËtÉȘlÉ) /
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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