prep. & conj.
—prep.
1 up to or as late as (wait till six o'clock; did not return till night).
2 up to the time of (faithful till death; waited till the end).
—conj.
1 up to the time when (wait till I return).
2 so long that (laughed till I cried).
Usage:
Until is more usual when beginning a sentence.
Etymology: OE & ON til to, rel. to TILL(3)
2.
n. a drawer for money in a shop or bank etc., esp. with a device recording the amount of each purchase.
Etymology: ME: orig. unkn.
3.
v.tr. prepare and cultivate (land) for crops.
Derivatives:
tillable adj. tiller n.
Etymology: OE tilian strive for, cultivate, f. Gmc
4.
n. stiff clay containing boulders, sand, etc. deposited by melting glaciers and ice-sheets.
Etymology: 17th c. (Sc.): orig. unkn.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.