TILLER

I. noun Etymology: Middle English *~, from Old English telgor, telgra twig, shoot; akin to Old High German zelga twig, Old Irish dlongaid he splits Date: before 12th century stalk , sprout , II. intransitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1677 to put forth ~s, III. noun Date: 13th century one that tills ; cultivator , IV. noun Etymology: Middle English teler, ~ stock of a crossbow, ~, from Anglo-French teiler stock of a crossbow Date: circa 1625 a lever used to turn the rudder of a boat from side to side