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Meaning
Noun
●
A person who
tills
; a farmer.
●
A
machine
that
mechanically
tills
the soil.
●
A
young
tree.
●
A
shoot
of a
plant
which
springs
from the
root
or
bottom
of the
original
stalk
; a
sapling
; a sucker.
●
In Archery:
The
stock
; a
beam
on a
crossbow
carved
to
fit
the
arrow
, or the point of
balance
in a longbow.
●
In Nautical:
A
bar
of
iron
or
wood
connected
with the
rudderhead
and
leadline
, usually forward, in which the
rudder
is
moved
as
desired
by the
tiller
(FM 55-501).
●
In Nautical:
The
handle
of the
rudder
which the
helmsman
holds
to
steer
the
boat
, a
piece
of
wood
or
metal
extending
forward from the
rudder
over or through the
transom
. Generally
attached
at the
top
of the
rudder
.
●
In Aviation:
A
steering wheel
, usually
mounted
on the lower
portion
of the captain's control
column
, which
is used to
steer
the aircraft's
nosewheel
or
tailwheel
to provide
steer
ing during taxi.
●
A
handle
; a stalk.
●
The rear-wheel
steering
control,
aboard
a
tiller
truck.
●
In British English:
A small
drawer
; a till.
Verb
●
To
produce
new
shoots
from the
root
or from around
the bottom
of the
original
stalk
; stool.
Name
●
A
surname
originating
as an occupation.
●
An
unincorporated
community
in Douglas County, Oregon, United States.
●
A
suburb
of Trondheim, formerly a
municipality
in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway.
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Wiktionary
Origin
tiller
English
-er
English
-er
Middle English (1100-1500)
-eren
Middle English (1100-1500)
-or
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ra
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
telier
Anglo-Norman
telarium
Latin
tela
Latin
till
English
tilian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Mast
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Auger
Machine
Winch
Hopper
Pulley
Wheel
Planer
Blade
Pump
Shaft
Cutter
Tank
Dolly
Bannister
Harvester
Shovel
Seedlings
Stringer
Plant
Scooter
Propeller
Treadmill
Cultivator
Grinder
Lawnmower
Washer
Seedling
Panicle
Lifter
Bowden
Trimmer
Shaver
Axel
Sprayer
Generator
Vibrator
Burr
Belt
Pedal
Juicer
Seed
Knife
Weed Eater
String Trimmer
Stump Grinder
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Lawn Mower
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Rhymes
Tiller
Pillar
Miller
Schuyler
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