rototiller
noun
ro·to·till·er
ˈrō-tə-ˌti-lər 
: a cultivating implement with engine-powered rotating blades used to lift and turn over soil
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The plot eventually expanded to half an acre, aided by the addition of two rototillers, named Rosie and Victoria, and a field cultivator.
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Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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
With that being said, heavier rototillers tend to have more powerful engines.
—Douglas Helm, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
Cultivating Depth: Most rototillers come with an adjustable cultivating depth.
—Douglas Helm, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
Or, use a rototiller.
—oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2021
In spring the compost is used in her gardens, and the leaves are ground up with a small rototiller.
—Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022
Before the pandemic the city shelled out $110,000 when pigs, rooting for grubs, churned soccer and baseball fields like a rototiller.
—New York Times, 1 Feb. 2022
Similarly, instead of tilling large vegetable beds by hand, consider renting a high-powered rototiller for $50 to get the project done in a few hours.
—Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2021
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Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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
With that being said, heavier rototillers tend to have more powerful engines.
—Douglas Helm, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
Cultivating Depth: Most rototillers come with an adjustable cultivating depth.
—Douglas Helm, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
Or, use a rototiller.
—oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2021
In spring the compost is used in her gardens, and the leaves are ground up with a small rototiller.
—Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022
Before the pandemic the city shelled out $110,000 when pigs, rooting for grubs, churned soccer and baseball fields like a rototiller.
—New York Times, 1 Feb. 2022
Similarly, instead of tilling large vegetable beds by hand, consider renting a high-powered rototiller for $50 to get the project done in a few hours.
—Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2021
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rototiller
noun
ro·to·till·er
ˈrōt-ə-ˌtil-ər
: a landscaping machine with rotating blades that lift and turn over soil
Etymology
from Rototiller, a trademark
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