rototillern.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊtə(ʊ)tɪlə/, U.S.

/ˈroʊdəˌtɪlər/

Forms: 1900s– rotatiller, 1900s– rototiller. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roto- comb. form, tiller n.¹

Etymology: < roto- comb. form + tiller n.¹In form rotatiller probably influenced by Rotavator n.

Chiefly North American.

A small, motorized cultivator with rotating blades or prongs designed to break up or till soil, steered by an operator walking behind the machine. Cf. Rotavator n.Chiefly in horticultural, as opposed to agricultural use.

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scarificator1776

scarifier1794

rooter1810

hash1821

twin1847

rototiller1923

Rotavator1936

1923 Sci. Amer. Dec. 411/1 From England comes the description of one which differs radically from the American variety in that the soil is worked by a revolving member called a miller... The rototiller is driven by a two-cycle, 8 to 10 horse-power engine.

1938 C. Culpin Farm Machinery vii. 106 One of the most successful types of rotary cultivator is the small ‘Rototiller’ type... The loose tilth produced by the Rototiller is very suitable for much horticultural work.

1978 Sunday Star (Toronto) 21 May a3/6 Rental agencies reported that most..of their garden tools, and especially roto-tillers, were rented for the day.

2006 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 25 Sept. iii. 4/4 Jimenez used his rototiller to turn over two acres of level ground.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rototiller
释义	rototillern. Brit. /ˈrəʊtə(ʊ)tɪlə/, U.S. /ˈroʊdəˌtɪlər/ Forms: 1900s– rotatiller, 1900s– rototiller. Also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roto- comb. form, tiller n.¹ Etymology: < roto- comb. form + tiller n.¹In form rotatiller probably influenced by Rotavator n. Chiefly North American. A small, motorized cultivator with rotating blades or prongs designed to break up or till soil, steered by an operator walking behind the machine. Cf. Rotavator n.Chiefly in horticultural, as opposed to agricultural use. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > [noun] > scarifier scarificator1776 scarifier1794 rooter1810 hash1821 twin1847 rototiller1923 Rotavator1936 1923 Sci. Amer. Dec. 411/1 From England comes the description of one which differs radically from the American variety in that the soil is worked by a revolving member called a miller... The rototiller is driven by a two-cycle, 8 to 10 horse-power engine. 1938 C. Culpin Farm Machinery vii. 106 One of the most successful types of rotary cultivator is the small ‘Rototiller’ type... The loose tilth produced by the Rototiller is very suitable for much horticultural work. 1978 Sunday Star (Toronto) 21 May a3/6 Rental agencies reported that most..of their garden tools, and especially roto-tillers, were rented for the day. 2006 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 25 Sept. iii. 4/4 Jimenez used his rototiller to turn over two acres of level ground. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1923
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