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   Tiller (?), n. [From Till, v. t.] One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.
   
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   Tiller, n. [AS. telgor a small branch.  Cf. Till to cultivate.]
   1. (Bot.) (a) A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker. (b) A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump.
   
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   2. A young timber tree. [Prov. Eng.]  Evelyn.
   
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   Tiller, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tillered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tillering.] 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.” [Sometimes written tillow.]
   
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   Tiller, n. [From OE. tillen, tullen, to draw, pull; probably fr. AS. tyllan in fortyllan to lead astray; or cf. D. tillen to lift up.  Cf. Till a drawer.]
   1. (Naut.) 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.
   
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   2. The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself. [Obs.]
   
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   You can shoot in a tiller. Beau. & Fl.
   
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   3. The handle of anything. [Prov. Eng.]
   
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   4. A small drawer; a till.  Dryden.
   
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   Tiller rope (Naut.), a rope for turning a tiller. In a large vessel it forms the connection between the fore end of the tiller and the steering wheel.
   
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