| 单词 | tiller |
| 释义 | tiller tiller1 /til"euhr/, n. 1. a person who tills; farmer. 2. a person or thing that tills; cultivator. [1200-50; ME tiliere. See TILL2, -ER1] tiller2 —tillerless, adj. /til"euhr/, n. Naut. a bar or lever fitted to the head of a rudder, for turning the rudder in steering. [1375-1425; late ME < AF teiler weaver's beam; OF teilier < ML telarium, equiv. to L tel(a) warp + -arium -ARY] tiller3 /til"euhr/, n. 1. a plant shoot that springs from the root or bottom of the original stalk. 2. a sapling. v.i. 3. (of a plant) to put forth new shoots from the root or around the bottom of the original stalk. [bef. 1000; OE telgor twig, shoot (not recorded in ME); akin to telge rod, ON tjalga branch, telgja to cut] |
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