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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Thill

/thĭl/ · IPA /θɪl/
01 n. One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.
  1. 1.
    One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.
  2. 2.
    The floor of a coal mine.(Mining)
Phrases & compounds
Thill coupling — a device for connecting the thill of a vehicle to the axle.