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Tiller

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

Tiller

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

Tiller

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

Tiller

Definition: A young timber tree.

Tiller

Definition: 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.

Tiller

Definition: 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.

Tiller

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

Tiller

Definition: The handle of anything.

Tiller

Definition: A small drawer; a till.