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Tiller — Till er, n. [From OE. tillen, tullen, to draw, pull; probably fr. AS. tyllan in fortyllan to lead astray; or cf. D. tillen to lift up. Cf. {Till} a drawer.] 1. (Naut.) A lever of wood or metal fitted to the rudder head and used for turning side… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tiller rope — Tiller Till er, n. [From OE. tillen, tullen, to draw, pull; probably fr. AS. tyllan in fortyllan to lead astray; or cf. D. tillen to lift up. Cf. {Till} a drawer.] 1. (Naut.) A lever of wood or metal fitted to the rudder head and used for turning … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
till — till1 /til/, prep. 1. up to the time of; until: to fight till death. 2. before (used in negative constructions): He did not come till today. 3. near or at a specified time: till evening. 4. Chiefly Midland, Southern, and Western U.S. before; to:… … Universalium
toll — toll1 /tohl/, n. 1. a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge. 2. the extent of loss, damage, suffering, etc., resulting from some action or… … Universalium
toll — toll1 [təul US toul] n [Sense: 1 3; Origin: Old English] [Sense: 4; Date: 1400 1500; Origin: TOLL2] 1.) [usually singular] the number of people killed or injured in a particular accident, by a particular illness etc ▪ The death toll has risen to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
till — {{11}}till (n.) cashbox, mid 15c., from Anglo Fr. tylle compartment, O.Fr. tille compartment, shelter on a ship, probably from O.N. þilja plank, floorboard, from P.Gmc. *theljon. The other theory is that the word is from M.E. tillen to draw, from … Etymology dictionary
toll — {{11}}toll (n.) tax, fee, O.E. toll, variant of toln, cognate with O.N. tollr, O.Fris. tolen, O.H.G. zol, Ger. Zoll, representing an early Germanic borrowing from L.L. tolonium custom house, from L. telonium tollhouse, from Gk. teloneion… … Etymology dictionary
toll — I. /toʊl / (say tohl) verb (t) 1. to cause (a large bell) to sound with single strokes slowly and regularly repeated, as for summoning a congregation to church, or especially for announcing a death. 2. to sound (a knell, etc.) or strike (the… …
del-1 — del 1 English meaning: to put by; to count, tell Deutsche Übersetzung: “zielen, berechnen, nachstellen”, also “listig schädigen” and “zählen, erzählen” Material: Perhaps Arm. toɫ “line, row”, toɫem “ line up “; Gk. δόλος “artifice … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
toll — toll1 [tōl] n. [ME < OE, akin to Ger zoll, ON tollr < MLowG tol < ML tolneum < VL * toloneum, toll(house), for L teloneum < Gr telōnion < telōnēs, tax collector < telos, tax, akin to tlēnai, to support, bear: for IE base see… … English World dictionary
toll — 1. n. 1 a charge payable for permission to pass a barrier or use a bridge or road etc. 2 the cost or damage caused by a disaster, battle, etc., or incurred in an achievement (death toll). 3 US a charge for a long distance telephone call. Phrases… … Useful english dictionary
