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Rototiller Chiefly N. Amer.|ˈrəʊtəʊtɪlə(r)|
Also rototiller, roto-tiller.
[f. roto- + tiller n.1]
A machine with rotating blades or prongs designed to break up or till soil (registered in the U.S. as a proprietary name). Hence ˈrototilling, the preparation of soil with a Rototiller.
1923Sci. Amer. Dec. 411/1 From England comes the description of one which differs radically from the American variety in that the soil is worked by a revolving member called a miller... The rototiller is driven by a two-cycle, 8 to 10 horse-power engine. 1932Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 25 Oct. 949/1 Rototiller for farm machine for soil cultivation. Claims use since Feb. 9, 1929. 1938C. Culpin Farm Machinery vii. 106 One of the most successful types of rotary cultivator is the small ‘Rototiller’ type, of which the best-known example is the Simar Rototiller... The loose tilth produced by the Rototiller is very suitable for much horticultural work. 1959Times 13 Mar. 6/6 Another man bid {pstlg}5 for a roto⁓tiller. 1969Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 15 July 22/5 In cultivated ground, hoeing or rototilling doesn't help much—in fact, it can spread the pest. 1974Globe & Mail (Toronto) 5 Mar. 29/5 A friend of mine who deals in roto⁓tillers tells me he has more orders and enquiries this year than he's ever had. 1976Casper (Wyoming) Star-Tribune 29 June 17/7 (Advt.) Custom plowing and roto⁓tilling, dozer work. 1978Sunday Star (Toronto) 21 May a3/6 Rental agencies reported that most..of their garden tools, and especially roto-tillers, were rented for the day. |