thill
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of thill
1275–1325; Middle English thille shaft < ?
Example Sentences
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Now no dray moves more readily to the thill than I do to the painter's chair.
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He was talking as much to himself as to the poor fellow who clung to the thill.
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Three horses were harnessed abreast, the middle one standing between the thills, which were hung with bells.
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The yell and the crack electrified the rawboned old nag into making a wild leap as if trying to jump out of the thills.
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From the ends of the thills springs a wooden arch, called the duga, rising eighteen inches above the horse's shoulder, and usually emblazoned with gilding and brilliant colors.
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