tiller Meaning and Definition
1. n. a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)
2. n. lever used to turn the rudder on a boat
3. n. someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops)
4. n. a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
5. v. grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
A tiller or till is a lever attached to a rudder post (American terminology) or rudder stock (English terminology) of a boat that provides leverage in the form of torque for the helmsman to turn the rudder.
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