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thill

[ thil ]

noun

  1. either of the pair of shafts of a vehicle between which a draft animal is harnessed.


thill

/ θɪ±ô /

noun

  1. archaic.
    another word for shaft
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of thill1

1275–1325; Middle English thille shaft < ?
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of thill1

C14: perhaps related to Old English thille board, planking, Old High German dilla plank, Old Norse thili
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Now no dray moves more readily to the thill than I do to the painter's chair.

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He was talking as much to himself as to the poor fellow who clung to the thill.

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Three horses were harnessed abreast, the middle one standing between the thills, which were hung with bells.

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The yell and the crack electrified the rawboned old nag into making a wild leap as if trying to jump out of the thills.

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From the ends of the thills springs a wooden arch, called the duga, rising eighteen inches above the horse's shoulder, and usually emblazoned with gilding and brilliant colors.

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