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Tiller

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(1):

(n.) The handle of anything.

(2):

(n.) A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker.

(3):

(n.) A small drawer; a till.

(4):

(n.) The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself.

(5):

(v. t.) One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.

(6):

(v. i.) 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.

(7):

(n.) A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump.

(8):

(n.) A young timber tree.

(9):

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tiller'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tiller.html. 1828.
 
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