tiller

Definitions


[ˈtɪlə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a horizontal bar fitted to the head of a boat's rudder post and used for steering


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French telier ‘weaver's beam, stock of a crossbow’, from medieval Latin telarium, from Latin tela ‘web’


[ˈtɪlə], (Noun)

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- an implement or machine for breaking up soil; a plough or cultivator


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[ˈtɪlə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a lateral shoot from the base of the stem of a plant, especially in a grass or cereal


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Origin:
mid 17th century (denoting a sapling arising from the stool of a felled tree): apparently based on Old English telga ‘bough’, of Germanic origin


[ˈtɪlə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a plant, especially a grass or cereal) develop tillers
(e.g: the seedlings tillered profusely)


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Origin:
mid 17th century (denoting a sapling arising from the stool of a felled tree): apparently based on Old English telga ‘bough’, of Germanic origin




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