▪ I. † ˈtillering, vbl. n.1 Obs. rare.
[Implies a verb tiller, from tiller n.2 1 d: see -ing1.]
The putting of a bow upon a tiller (tiller n.2 1 d) in order to stretch or bend it.
| 1545 R. Ascham Toxoph. ii. (Arb.) 114, I woulde desyre all bowyers to season theyr staues well, to woorke them and synke them well, to giue them heetes conuenient, and tyllerynges plentye. Ibid. 115, I suppose that nether y⊇ bowe can be to good and chefe woode, nor yet to well seasoned or truly made, wyth hetynges and tillerynges. 1801 T. Roberts Eng. Bowman 295 Tillering, trying a bow by the tiller. Altering a bow by scraping it. |
▪ II. tillering, vbl. n.2
see after tiller v.1