Tiller

One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.

A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker.

A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump.

A young timber tree.

To put forth new shoots from the root, or round the bottom of the original stalk; as, wheat or rye tillers; some spread plants by tillering.

A lever of wood or metal fitted to the rudder head and used for turning side to side in steering. In small boats hand power is used; in large vessels, the tiller is moved by means of mechanical appliances. See Illust. of Rudder. Cf. 2d Helm, 1.

The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself.

The handle of anything.

A small drawer; a till.

a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass

a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)