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• n  a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
• n  someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops)
• n  lever used to turn the rudder on a boat
• n  a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)
• v  grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers

• A handful could be seen riding down the road on three-wheeled motorcycles or even tractors, carrying refrigerators, air conditioning units and roto-tillers in the back.
• In their view, Cheney was something like an unseen hand at the tiller, exerting a steady nudge on Bush's instincts.
• The grandson of an army captain executed by Franco's fascists at the onset of the Spanish Civil War, Zapatero, 46, appeared to have a firm hand on the tiller and a sympathetic mix .

• cultivator
• stool

News & Articles

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• OT Tillery second Irish commit of weekend
  Notre Dame landed its first commitment Saturday for the class of 2015, one day after picking up its 12th pledge for the class of 2014. Six-foot-seven, 312-pound offensive tackle Jerry Tillery (Shreveport, La./Evangel Christian) became the latest big-time line prospect to commit to the Irish, picking the program during a visit Saturday over offers from Arkansas, Ole Miss, Stanford and others. "I ...
  June 23, 2013 - ESPN Blogs
• OL Jerry Tiller gives commitment to ’15 class
  The star-studded recruiting weekend has yielded another commitment to Brian Kelly and the Fighting Irish. This time, it’s Louisiana offensive tackle Jerry Tiller, a highly touted ’15 offensive tackle recruit, who spent the weekend on campus at the Irish’s Future Stars camp. Tillery becomes the first pledge to the ’15 recruiting class, making his decision…
  June 22, 2013 - NBC Sports: Inside the Irish

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in Telegraph.co.uk
  Mr Obama said in a statement: "I am shocked and outraged by the murder of Dr George Tiller as he attended church services this morning. However profound our differences as Americans over difficult issues such as abortion, they cannot be resolved by...
• Phill Kline in International Herald Tribune
  Every judge that has seen the evidence has found probable cause that Mr. Tiller committed crimes. Patient names are not a part of the record, and it is clear Mr. Tiller and his attorneys believe he is above the law,Kline said.
• Randall Terry in Boston Globe
  George Tiller was a mass murderer, and horrifically, he reaped what he sowed,Terry said.