Definition of tiller

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Tiller (n.) 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..

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Distillery :: Distillery (n.) The act of distilling spirits.
Armor :: Armor (n.) Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery..
Artillery :: Artillery (n.) The science of artillery or gunnery.
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..
Ordnance :: Ordnance (n.) Heavy weapons of warfare; cannon, or great guns, mortars, and howitzers; artillery; sometimes, a general term for all weapons and appliances used in war..
Whipstaff :: Whipstaff (n.) A bar attached to the tiller, for convenience in steering..
Regiment :: Regiment (n.) A body of men, either horse, foot, or artillery, commanded by a colonel, and consisting of a number of companies, usually ten..
Battering Train :: Battering train () A train of artillery for siege operations.
Ship :: Ship (v. t.) To put in its place; as, to ship the tiller or rudder..
Cannonry :: Cannonry (n.) Cannon, collectively; artillery..
Tiller :: Tiller (v. t.) One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.
Potale :: Potale (n.) The refuse from a grain distillery, used to fatten swine..
Tiller :: Tiller (n.) A young timber tree.
Distiller :: Distiller (n.) One who distills; esp., one who extracts alcoholic liquors by distillation..
Husbandman :: Husbandman (n.) A farmer; a cultivator or tiller of the ground.
Posttiller :: Posttiller (n.) See Postiler.
Stern :: Stern (v. t.) The helm or tiller of a vessel or boat; also, the rudder..
Bead Proof :: Bead proof () Among distillers, a certain degree of strength in alcoholic liquor, as formerly ascertained by the floating or sinking of glass globules of different specific gravities thrown into it; now ascertained by more accurate meters..
Instiller :: Instiller (n.) One who instills.
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..
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