thill

Either of the two long shafts between which an animal is fastened when pulling a wagon.

A shaft (one of a pair) of a cart, gig, or other carriage. The thills extend from the body of the carriage, one on each side of the horse. See cut under sleigh.

In coal-mining: The surface upon the tram runs.

The under-clay. See under-clay.

One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.

The floor of a coal mine.

a device for connecting the thill of a vehicle to the axle.

The thin stratum of underclay which lies under a seam of coal; the bottom of a coal-seam.

One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.

one of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or carriage on either side of the animal that pulls it