tiller 1
/til"euhr/ , n.
1. a person who tills; farmer.
2. a person or thing that tills; cultivator.
[ 1200-50; ME tiliere. See TILL 2 , -ER 1 ]
tiller 2
— tillerless , adj.
/til"euhr/ , n. Naut.
a bar or lever fitted to the head of a rudder, for turning the rudder in steering.
[ 1375-1425; late ME teiler weaver's beam; OF teilier telarium, equiv. to L tel ( a ) warp + -arium -ARY ]
tiller 3
/til"euhr/ , n.
1. a plant shoot that springs from the root or bottom of the original stalk.
2. a sapling.
v.i.
3. (of a plant) to put forth new shoots from the root or around the bottom of the original stalk.
[ bef. 1000; OE telgor twig, shoot (not recorded in ME); akin to telge rod, ON tjalga branch, telgja to cut ]