DictionaryRoot: telier
Old French
telier
weaver’s beam; crossbow stock
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noun
tiller
TIL-er/ˈtɪlər/
A handle or lever used to steer a boat.
Etymology
Telier originally named a weaver’s beam, then a crossbow stock. The English word also meant an implement’s handle before becoming the name for the bar used to turn a boat’s rudder.