Tiller

Chamber's Twientieth Century Dictionary · 1908 · p. 111

til′ėr, n. the handle or lever for turning a rudder.— ns. Till′er-chain , -rope , the chain or rope uniting the fore-end of the tiller with the steering-wheel. [M. E. tillen , to draw out—A.S. tyllan . Cf. Till (1).]