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  2. thill. Archaic another word for shaft (sense 6).... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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  3. The earliest known use of the noun thill is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for thill is from around 1325, in Glossary of W. de Bibbesworth. thill is of uncertain origin. See etymology.

  4. Thill definition: either of the pair of shafts of a vehicle between which a draft animal is harnessed.. See examples of THILL used in a sentence.

  5. : a shaft of a vehicle. Word History. Etymology. Middle English thille, perhaps from Old English, plank; akin to Old English thel board, Old High German dili, and probably to Latin tellus earth. First Known Use. 14th century, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of thill was in the 14th century.

  6. Define thill. thill synonyms, thill pronunciation, thill translation, English dictionary definition of thill. n. Either of the two long shafts between which an animal is fastened when pulling a wagon or cart.

  7. Sep 17, 2024 · thill (plural thills) One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft. (mining) The shallow stratum of underclay that lies under a seam of coal; the bottom of a coal-seam.

  8. Definitions of thill. noun. one of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or carriage on either side of the animal that pulls it. see more.

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