tiller
1
[ til-er ]
/ ˈtɪl ər /
noun
Words nearby tiller
till the cows come home,
tillable,
tillage,
tillamook bay,
tillandsia,
tiller,
tillerman,
tilley,
tillich,
tillicum,
tillite
Definition for tiller (2 of 3)
tiller
2
[ 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
2
1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French
teiler weaver's beam; Old French
teilier < Medieval Latin
tēlārium, equivalent to Latin
tēl(a) warp +
-ārium
-ary
OTHER WORDS FROM tiller
till·er·less, adjectiveDefinition for tiller (3 of 3)
tiller
3
[ 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
3
before 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)
tiller
1
/ (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)
tiller
2
/ (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