Definition of tiller

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Tiller (n.) The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself..

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Still :: Still (v.) A house where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
Posttiller :: Posttiller (n.) See Postiler.
Rudder :: Rudder (n.) The mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other attachment..
Tillow :: Tillow (v. i.) See 3d Tiller.
Tiller :: Tiller (n.) A small drawer; a till.
Tiller :: Tiller (v. i.) 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..
Cannonade :: Cannonade (v. t.) To attack with heavy artillery; to batter with cannon shot.
Troop :: Troop (n.) Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse, or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men, commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry, corresponding to the company in infantry. Formerly, also, a company of horse artillery; a battery..
Matross :: Matross (n.) Formerly, in the British service, a gunner or a gunner's mate; one of the soldiers in a train of artillery, who assisted the gunners in loading, firing, and sponging the guns..
Stool :: Stool (v. i.) To ramfy; to tiller, as grain; to shoot out suckers..
Still-hunt :: Stillhouse (n.) A house in which distillation is carried on; a distillery.
Distilleries :: Distilleries (pl. ) of Distiller.
Dismount :: Dismount (v. t.) To throw or remove from the carriage, or from that on which a thing is mounted; to break the carriage or wheels of, and render useless; to deprive of equipments or mountings; -- said esp. of artillery..
Distiller :: Distiller (n.) One who distills; esp., one who extracts alcoholic liquors by distillation..
Battering Train :: Battering train () A train of artillery for siege operations.
Telltale :: Telltale (n.) A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm..
Tumbril :: Tumbril (n.) A cart or carriage with two wheels, which accompanies troops or artillery, to convey the tools of pioneers, cartridges, and the like..
Helm :: Helm (n.) The apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used of the tiller or wheel alone..
Wheel :: Wheel (n.) A circular frame having handles on the periphery, and an axle which is so connected with the tiller as to form a means of controlling the rudder for the purpose of steering..
Cannon :: Cannon (n.) A great gun; a piece of ordnance or artillery; a firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force.
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