Thill

Thill
Thill Thill, n. [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. [root]236. Cf. {Fill} a thill, {Deal} a plank.] 1. One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft. [1913 Webster]

2. (Mining) The floor of a coal mine. --Raymond. [1913 Webster]

{Thill coupling}, a device for connecting the thill of a vehicle to the axle. [1913 Webster]


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  • Thill — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Francis Augustine Thill (1893–1957), US amerikanischer Bischof der Katholischen Kirche Hans Thill (* 1954), deutscher Autor Lewis D. Thill (1903–1975), US amerikanischer Politiker Marcus Thill (* 1960),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • thill — thill·er; thill; …   English syllables

  • thill — [thil] n. [ME thille, a stake, pole, plank < OE, akin to ON thil, OHG dil, board wall, plank floor < IE base * telo , flat surface > L tellus, earth] either of the two shafts between which a horse is hitched to a wagon …   English World dictionary

  • thill — noun /θɪl/ a) The thin stratum of underclay which lies under a seam of coal; the bottom of a coal seam. One by one, Janki leading, they crept into the old gallery – a six foot way with a scant four feet from thill to roof. b) One of the two long… …   Wiktionary

  • Thill coupling — Thill Thill, n. [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. [root]236 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thill Sharief — Infobox Tehsil Pakistan tehsil caption = official name= Pind Dadan Khan province= Punjab district= Jhelum area total km2= census year= 1998 estimate year= census pop= estimate pop= population density km2= towns= 1 uc= 16 nazim= naib nazim =… …   Wikipedia

  • thill horse — Thiller Thill er, n. The horse which goes between the thills, or shafts, and supports them; also, the last horse in a team; called also {thill horse}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • thill horse — noun Etymology: Middle English thil horse, from thil, thille thill + hors, horse horse : a horse that goes between the shafts and supports them …   Useful english dictionary

  • thill — noun 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 Date: 14th century a shaft of a vehicle …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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