tiller
/ˈtɪlər/
noun
- A handle or lever used to turn the rudder of a boat or ship, controlling its direction.
- He taught his daughter how to steer by moving the tiller left and right.
- The old wooden tiller had been polished smooth by years of use.
- The captain gripped the tiller firmly as the boat entered the narrow channel.
- A person who tills the soil; a farmer.
- The tiller rose before dawn to work in the fields.
- A skilled tiller knows when to plant and when to let the soil rest.
- Generations of tillers have cared for this land.
- A machine or tool used for tilling soil, such as a rotary tiller.
- The garden tiller made quick work of the weedy patch.
- She pushed the tiller across the garden bed, turning the soil.
- He rented a gas-powered tiller to break up the hard ground.
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