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Tillow

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of tiller (“type of plant shoot”). alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    Branch; twig; shoot. UK, dialectal
Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of tiller. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    To spread; branch out; send forth shoots. UK, dialectal, intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English *tilwe, *telwe, *telghe, from Old English telga, telge (“twig, branch, shoot”). More at tiller.

Etymology 2

From Middle English *tilwen, *telwien, *telȝen, from Old English telgian (“to put forth branches”), from Proto-West Germanic *telgōn, *tilgijan (“to branch, sprout, produce”).

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