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tiller

til·ler

UK/ˈtɪlə/ US/ˈtɪlɚ/ uncommon obsolete uk
noun (4) verb (1)

noun

1.

a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass

2.

someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops)

3.

lever used to turn the rudder on a boat

4.

a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)

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verb

1.

grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers

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Origin

From Middle English telȝre, telgra, from Old English telgor, telgra, telgre ("twig, branch, shoot") (also telga, telge (whence tillow)), from Proto-West Germanic *telguʀ, from Proto-Germanic *telguz (“twig, branch”), from Proto-Indo-European *delgʰ- (“to split, divide, cut, carve”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Tälge (“sapling”), Dutch telg (“descendant, scion, offshoot, shoot”), Dutch Low Saxon telge (“twig, branch”), German Zelge (“twig, branch, bough”), Swedish telning (“branch, scion, sapling”), Icelandic tág (“willow-twig”).

Phrases

  • even hand at the tiller
  • even hand on the tiller
  • firm hand at the tiller
  • firm hand on the tiller
  • motor plow
  • power tiller
  • steady hand on the tiller
  • strong hand at the tiller
  • strong hand on the tiller
  • sure hand at the tiller
  • tiller yoke

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