1. (n.) One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.

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

3. (n.) A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump.

4. (n.) A young timber tree.

5. (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 tilling.

6. (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.

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

8. (n.) The handle of anything.

9. (n.) A small drawer; a till.

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