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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024til•ler2 /ˈtɪlɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Nautical, Naval Termsa bar on the top of a ship's rudder, for turning the rudder and steering.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024till•er1 (til′ər),USA pronunciation n. - a person who tills;
farmer. - Botanya person or thing that tills;
cultivator.
- Middle English tiliere. See till2, -er1 1200–50
til•ler2 (til′ər),USA pronunciation n. [Naut.]- Nautical, Naval Termsa bar or lever fitted to the head of a rudder, for turning the rudder in steering.
- Medieval Latin tēlārium, equivalent. to Latin tēl(a) warp + -ārium -ary
- Anglo-French teiler weaver's beam; Old French teilier
- late Middle English 1375–1425
till′er•less, adj. til•ler3 (til′ər),USA pronunciation n. - Botanya plant shoot that springs from the root or bottom of the original stalk.
- Botanya sapling.
v.i. - Botany(of a plant) to put forth new shoots from the root or around the bottom of the original stalk.
- bef. 1000; Old English telgor twig, shoot (not recorded in Middle English); akin to telge rod, Old Norse tjalga branch, telgja to cut
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