Thill

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thill \Thill\, n. [OE. thille, AS. ?ille a board, plank, beam,
     thill; akin to ?el a plank, D. deel a plank, floor, G. diele,
     OHG. dili, dilla, Icel. ?ilja a plank, planking, a thwart,
     ?ili a wainscot, plank; cf. Skr. tala a level surface.
     [root]236. Cf. {Fill} a thill, {Deal} a plank.]
     1. One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a


        vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.
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     2. (Mining) The floor of a coal mine. --Raymond.
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     {Thill coupling}, a device for connecting the thill of a
        vehicle to the axle.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  thill
       n : one of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or
           carriage on either side of the animal that pulls it