English-Thai Dictionary
thill
N คาน รถม้า kan-rod-ma
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
THILL
n.The shaft of a cart, gig or other carriage. The thills are the two pieces of timber extending from the body of the carriage on each side of the last horse, by which the carriage is supported in a horizontal position.
THILLER, THILL-HORSE
n.The horse which goes between the thills or shafts, and supports them. In a team, the last horse.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
THILL
Thill, n. Etym: [OE. thille, AS. a board, plank, beam, thill; akin to a plank, D. deel a plank, floor, G. diele, OHG. dili, dilla, Icel. a plank, planking, a thwart, a wainscot, plank; cf. Skr. tala a level surface. *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.
2. (Mining )
Defn: The floor of a coal mine. Raymond. Thill coupling, a device for connecting the thill of a vehicle to the axle.
THILLER
THILLER Thill "er, n.
Defn: The horse which goes between the thills, or shafts, and supports them; also, the last horse in a team; -- called also thill horse.
New American Oxford Dictionary
thill
thill |THil θɪl | ▶noun historical a shaft, esp. one of a pair, used to attach a cart or carriage to the animal drawing it. ORIGIN Middle English: of unknown origin.
thiller
thill ¦er |ˈθɪlə | ▶noun historical a horse pulling a cart or carriage between shafts.
Oxford Dictionary
thill
thill |θɪl | ▶noun historical a shaft, especially one of a pair, used to attach a cart or carriage to the animal drawing it. ORIGIN Middle English: of unknown origin.
thiller
thill ¦er |ˈθɪlə | ▶noun historical a horse pulling a cart or carriage between shafts.
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