SINCE 1828
rototiller
noun
ro·to·till·er
| \ ˈrō-tə-ˌti-lər
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Definition of rototiller
: a cultivating implement with engine-powered rotating blades used to lift and turn over soil
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Plus, the rototiller probably eliminated a lot of them anyway. — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, "You have options for orchids done flowering," 12 Jan. 2018 And the snowblower, the one some Florida natives mistook for a rototiller? — Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Stingl: Couple who fled Wisconsin gladly prefer their first hurricane to wind chills and snow," 14 Sep. 2017 Cassidy advises against using rototillers in a garden. — Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com, "Sand, silt or clay? Texture says a lot about soil," 30 July 2017 Digging your beds up, turning the soil or using a rototiller are all hard work and unnecessary. — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, "Tips for starting your summer garden," 6 Apr. 2017 Does every gardener on the block really need a rototiller? — Kris Bordessa, WIRED, "Ten Geeky Ways to Green Up 2011," 28 Dec. 2010These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rototiller.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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