timón

/tiˈmon/ · B2 · noun · m

tiller

⛵ timón = TEE-moan: the boat MOANS when the helm is held wrong

Sound-alike hook: tee + moan. A boat with no steady timón would moan and drift off course. Linked to Latin temo, meaning pole or beam, which is the part used to steer.

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