'Tiller' definitions:

Definition of 'tiller'

noun

A shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass

noun

Someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops)

noun

Lever used to turn the rudder on a boat

noun

A farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) [syn: cultivator, tiller]

verb

Grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers [syn: stool, tiller]

From: GCIDE

Tiller \Till"er\, 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. [1913 Webster]
2. The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
You can shoot in a tiller. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
3. The handle of anything. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
4. A small drawer; a till. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster] Tilley

From: GCIDE

Tiller \Till"er\, n. [From Till, v. t.] One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Tiller \Till"er\, 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. [1913 Webster]
2. A young timber tree. [Prov. Eng.] --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Tiller \Till"er\, 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.] [1913 Webster]