Nautical. An arrangement or mechanism by which the rudder is operated. A pair of ropes or tackles attached to the end of a tiller, which are…

†(a) cf. quot. 1495 at sense 1b; (b) a rope passing round the barrel of the steering-wheel to the tiller.

each of the two ropes, rods, or chains attached to the rudder head and pulled on to steer a vessel; cf. sense 3c(b).

A line for binding or attaching anything; normally one composed of twisted threads of spun vegetable fibre. Each of the rudder-lines of a boat.

two lines or ropes fastened each to one arm of the tiller-yoke in a boat; also called yoke-lines, yoke-, tiller-ropes.

(see quot.).