tillow

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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tillow (plural tillows)

  1. Alternative form of tiller
  2. (UK dialectal) Branch; twig; shoot.

Etymology 2

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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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Verb

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tillow (third-person singular simple present tillows, present participle tillowing, simple past and past participle tillowed)

  1. Alternative form of tiller
  2. (intransitive, UK dialectal) To spread; branch out; send forth shoots.