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thill  (thl)

n.

Either of the two long shafts between which an animal is fastened when pulling a wagon.

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[Middle English thille, perhaps from Old English, plank.]

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Noun

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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)