tillman en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English tylman; equivalent to till + -man.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A man who tills the earth; a husbandman.
Good shepherd, good tillman, good Jack and good Gill, Make husband and huswife their coffers to fill
1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: […] Robert Triphook, […], and William Sancho, […], 1810, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tillmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |