Tiller

·noun A young timber tree.

II. Tiller ·noun A small drawer; a till.

III. Tiller ·noun The handle of anything.

IV. Tiller ·vt One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.

V. Tiller ·noun A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump.

VI. Tiller ·noun The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself.

VII. Tiller ·noun A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker.

VIII. Tiller ·vi 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.

IX. Tiller ·noun 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.