n.
One that tills land: a tiller of soil.
til·ler2 (tĭl'ər)
n. Nautical
A lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat.
[Middle English tiler, stock of a crossbow, from Old French telier, from Medieval Latin tēlārium, weaver's beam, from Latin tēla, web, weaver's beam.]
til·ler3 (tĭl'ər)
n.
A shoot, especially one that sprouts from the base of a grass.
intr.v., -lered, -ler·ing, -lers.
To send forth shoots from the base. Used of a grass.
[Middle English *tiller, from Old English telgor.]
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