Tiller /(?)/

1. One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.

1. A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker. (Bot.)
2. A young timber tree. [Prov. Eng.]

imp. & p. p. Tillered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tillering

1. 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.

1. 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. (Naut.)
2. The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself. [Obs.]

   You can shoot in a tiller.

3. The handle of anything. [Prov. Eng.]
4. A small drawer; a till.