rototiller

noun

ro·​to·​till·​er ˈrō-tə-ˌti-lər How to pronounce rototiller (audio)
: a cultivating implement with engine-powered rotating blades used to lift and turn over soil

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The gleaming rototiller that promises to do the hard work for you. — Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026 Incorporating them into the soil with a rototiller readily places them in the area where plant roots will find them. — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2025 Work the compost into the soil with a rototiller or manually with a garden pitchfork. — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026 It is not recommended to use a rototiller, because the method spreads the growing parts around as well as destroys the soil structure. — Linda Berry Stewart, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for rototiller

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from Rototiller, a trademark

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rototiller was in 1923

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rototiller

noun
ro·​to·​till·​er ˈrōt-ə-ˌtil-ər How to pronounce rototiller (audio)
: a landscaping machine with rotating blades that lift and turn over soil
Etymology

from Rototiller, a trademark

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