Till"er (?), n. [From Till, v. t.]
One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.
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Till"er, n. [AS. telgor a small branch. Cf. Till to cultivate.]
1. Bot. (a)
A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker.
(b)
A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump.
2.
A young timber tree.
[Prov. Eng.]
Evelyn.
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Till"er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tillered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tillering.]
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.
[Sometimes written
tillow.]
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Till"er, n. [From OE. tillen, tullen, to draw, pull; probably fr. AS. tyllan in fortyllan to lead astray; or cf. D. tillen to lift up. Cf. Till a drawer.]
1. Naut.
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.
2.
The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself.
[Obs.]
You can shoot in a tiller.
Beau. & Fl.
3.
The handle of anything.
[Prov. Eng.]
4.
A small drawer; a till.
Dryden.
Tiller rope Naut., a rope for turning a tiller. In a large vessel it forms the connection between the fore end of the tiller and the steering wheel.
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