Definitions
one of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or carriage on either side of the animal that pulls it
Word origin
From Middle English thille, thylle, from Old English þille (“board; floorboard; plank; stake; pole”), from Proto-West Germanic *þilljā, from Proto-Germanic *þiljǭ (“board; floorboard; deck”), from Proto-Indo-European *tel- (“plank; board”). Cognate with Dutch deel, German Low German Deel (> English deal (“plank”)), German Diele, Swedish tilja, Icelandic þilja. Akin to English theal (“board; plank”). Doublet of deal (etymology 3).
Used in a sentence
“One by one, Janki leading, they crept into the old gallery – a six-foot way with a scant four feet from thill to roof.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Cart shaft”5 letters
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