thill Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Thill noun
Etymology
OE. thille, AS. ille a board, plank, beam, thill; akin to el a plank, D. deel a plank, floor, G. diele, OHG. dili, dilla, Icel. ilja a plank, planking, a thwart, ili a wainscot, plank; cf. Skr. tala a level surface. *236. Cf. Fill a thill, Deal a plank.
Definitions
  1. One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.
  2. (Mining) The floor of a coal mine. Raymond.

Webster 1913