Thill

[θil]

Definition

(noun.) one of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or carriage on either side of the animal that pulls it.

Checker: Stella--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.

(n.) The floor of a coal mine.

Edited by Hugh

Definition

n. one of the shafts of a cart or other carriage.—ns. Thill′er Thill′-horse (Shak.) the horse that goes between the thills or shafts of a carriage or the last of a team.

Editor: Rodney