Definition of tiller
: one that tills : cultivator
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First Known Use of tiller
13th century
Definition of tiller
: a lever used to turn the rudder of a boat from side to side;
broadly
: a device or system that plays a part in steering something
Origin and Etymology of tiller
Middle English teler, tiller stock of a crossbow, tiller, from Anglo-French teiler stock of a crossbow
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First Known Use: circa 1625
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See Words from the same yearOrigin and Etymology of tiller
Middle English *tiller, from Old English telgor, telgra twig, shoot; akin to Old High German zelga twig, Old Irish dlongaid he splits
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First Known Use: before 12th century
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First Known Use of tiller
1677
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: a lever used to turn the rudder of a boat from side to side
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