thill (th l)n. Either of the two long shafts between which an animal is fastened when pulling a wagon. [Middle English thille, perhaps from Old English, plank.] |
thill [θɪl]
n
Archaic another word for shaft [6]
[perhaps related to Old English thille board, planking, Old High German dilla plank, Old Norse thili]
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| Noun | 1. | thill - one of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or carriage on either side of the animal that pulls it shaft - a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow) |
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