TILLERS
Proper noun
Tillers
plural of Tiller
Anagrams
• Stiller, rillets, stiller, trellis
Noun
tillers
plural of tiller
Verb
tillers
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tiller
Anagrams
• Stiller, rillets, stiller, trellis
Source: Wiktionary
TILLER
Till"er, n. Etym: [From Till, v. t.]
Definition: One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.
Till"er, n. Etym: [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.
2. A young timber tree. [Prov. Eng.] Evelyn.
Till"er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tillered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tillering.]
Definition: 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.]
Till"er, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: 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.
2. The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow
itself. [Obs.]
You can shoot in a tiller. Beau. & Fl.
3. The handle of anything. [Prov. Eng.]
4. A small drawer; a till. Dryden. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition