What is the meaning of TILLER. Phrases containing TILLER
See meanings and uses of TILLER!Slangs & AI meanings
A space in aft part of the ship where the gear equipment for operating the ship's rudder is located. This space is often fitted with a mechanism that gives the ability to steer the ship, in the case of dire emergency when other methods of steering have been lost.
A vertical lever connected to a tiller, used for steering on larger ships before the development of the ship's wheel.
A lever used for steering, attached to the top of the rudderpost. Common in sailboats and small craft.
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Slangs & AI derived meanings
Girl. She looks like a nice twist.
Heroin; amphetamine
To have sex
Peckerwood is Black American slang for a White person.
Searching a freight train for hobos. In bygone days it was common practice for trainmen to collect money from freight-riding 'bos, often at the rate of a dollar a division
To ridicule someone, to make a joke about what they are saying.
, (cho-lo) n., A Chicano, born in the U.S. “That cholo has a fine fit, eh?â€Â [Etym., Chicano/Spanish]
To give false evidence , to set up someone.
Judy and Punch is British rhyming slang for lunch.
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n.
The upper end of the rudderpost, to which the tiller is attached.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Tiller
n.
A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm.
n.
A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump.
n.
A bar attached to the tiller, for convenience in steering.
n.
The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself.
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.
v. t.
To remove or detach, as any part or implement, from its proper position or connection when in use; as, to unship an oar; to unship capstan bars; to unship the tiller.
n.
The handle of anything.
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.
n.
A young timber tree.
v. i.
See 3d Tiller.
imp. & p. p.
of Tiller
v. t.
One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.
v. i.
To ramfy; to tiller, as grain; to shoot out suckers.
n.
A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker.
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.
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.
n.
A small drawer; a till.
v. t.
To put in its place; as, to ship the tiller or rudder.
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