tiller Definition

till³
verb

tilled, tilling
1. To prepare and cultivate (land) for the growing of crops.

Thesaurus: dig, plow, cultivate, dress.

Derivative: tillable
adj

Arable.

Derivative: tiller
noun

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon tilian to strive.

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tiller¹
noun

1. The lever used to turn the rudder of a boat.

Etymology: 14c: from French telier weaver's beam.

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tiller²
noun

1. A sapling.
2. A shoot growing from the bottom of the original stalk.
3. A sucker (noun 6).

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon telgor twig.

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tiller³ till³