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Meaning of 'tiller' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tiller [ n.]
- A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker.
- A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump.
- A young timber tree.
- 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.
- The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself.
- The handle of anything.
- A small drawer; a till.
2 . Tiller [ 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.
3 . Tiller [ v. t.]
- One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.

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