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■ noun a horizontal bar fitted to the head of a boat's rudder post and used for steering.
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. telier 'weaver's beam, stock of a crossbow', from med. L. telarium , from L. tela 'web'.
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■ noun a lateral shoot from the base of the stem, especially in a grass or cereal.
■ verb develop ~s.
Derivatives
~ing noun
Origin
C17: appar. based on OE telga 'bough', of Gmc origin.
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~ 3
■ noun an implement or machine for tilling soil; a plough or cultivator.