Definition of tillers Tillers
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What does tillers mean?
Wiktionary 
- tillers (Noun)
Plural of tiller.
Part of speech
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| tiller - lever used to turn the rudder on a boat | ||
| lever a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum | ||
| tiller - someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops) | ||
| granger, husbandman, sodbuster, farmer a person who operates a farm | ||
| tiller - a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass | ||
| shoot the act of shooting at targets; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer" | ||
| tiller - a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) | ||
| cultivator | ||
| farm machine a machine used in farming | ||
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Wiktionary
- tiller (Noun)
A person who tills; a farmer. - tiller (Noun)
A machine that mechanically tills the soil. - tiller (Noun)
A young tree. - tiller (Noun)
A shoot of a plant which springs from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sapling; a sucker. - tiller (Noun)
The stock; a beam on a crossbow carved to fit the arrow, or the point of balance in a longbow. - tiller (Noun)
A bar of iron or wood connected with the rudderhead and leadline, usually forward, in which the rudder is moved as desired by the tiller FM 55-501. - tiller (Noun)
The handle of the rudder which the helmsman holds to steer the boat, a piece of wood or metal extending forward from the rudder over or through the transom. Generally attached at the top of the rudder. - tiller (Noun)
A handle; a stalk. - tiller (Verb)
To put forth new shoots from the root or from around the bottom of the original stalk; stool.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tiller (v. t.)
One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman. - tiller (n.)
A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker. - tiller (n.)
A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump. - tiller (n.)
A young timber tree. - 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. - tiller (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. - tiller (n.)
The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself. - tiller (n.)
The handle of anything. - tiller (n.)
A small drawer; a till.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tiller
til′ėr, n. the handle or lever for turning a rudder.—ns. Till′er-chain, -rope, the chain or rope uniting the fore-end of the tiller with the steering-wheel. [M. E. tillen, to draw out—A.S. tyllan. Cf. Till (1).]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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tiller
timon, or barre de gouvernail, the bar or lever employed to turn the rudder in steering. See the article HELM.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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tiller
A straight-grained timber beam, or iron bar, fitted into or round the head of the rudder, by means of which the latter is moved. (See HELM.)
