Canadian English Meaning of tiller
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Definitions and Meaning of tiller in English
tiller (n)
a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops)
lever used to turn the rudder on a boat
a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)
tiller (v)
grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
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.
A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump.
A young timber tree.
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.
The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself.
The handle of anything.
A small drawer; a till.
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.
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tiller
a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass, someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops), lever used to turn the rudder on a boat, a
cultivator,farmer,agriculturalist,farmer,Agronomist,grower,Planter,smallholder,cropper,farmhand
nonfarmer
tilled land => cultivated land, tilled => tilled, tillandsia usneoides => Spanish moss, tillandsia => Air plant, tillage => tillage,