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The handle or tiller, in large ships the wheel, by which the rudder is managed; sometimes extended so as to include the whole steering gear.
The steering gear of a ship, the rudder and helm together; but often applied to the rudder only, less commonly to the helm only. Obsolete.
The steering apparatus. of a boat.