thill horse
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thill horse — noun Etymology: Middle English thil horse, from thil, thille thill + hors, horse horse : a horse that goes between the shafts and supports them … Useful english dictionary
thill-horse — n. Shaft horse, thiller … New dictionary of synonyms
thill-horse — the shaft horse. N … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
thill-horse — n. (also thiller) a horse put between thills … Useful english dictionary
Thill — Thill, n. [OE. thille, AS. ?ille a board, plank, beam, thill; akin to ?el a plank, D. deel a plank, floor, G. diele, OHG. dili, dilla, Icel. ?ilja a plank, planking, a thwart, ?ili a wainscot, plank; cf. Skr. tala a level surface. [root]236. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thill coupling — Thill Thill, n. [OE. thille, AS. ?ille a board, plank, beam, thill; akin to ?el a plank, D. deel a plank, floor, G. diele, OHG. dili, dilla, Icel. ?ilja a plank, planking, a thwart, ?ili a wainscot, plank; cf. Skr. tala a level surface. [root]236 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thill — [thil] n. [ME thille, a stake, pole, plank < OE, akin to ON thil, OHG dil, board wall, plank floor < IE base * telo , flat surface > L tellus, earth] either of the two shafts between which a horse is hitched to a wagon … English World dictionary
thill — noun /θɪl/ a) The thin stratum of underclay which lies under a seam of coal; the bottom of a coal seam. One by one, Janki leading, they crept into the old gallery – a six foot way with a scant four feet from thill to roof. b) One of the two long… … Wiktionary
Fill horse — Fill Fill, n. [See {Thill}.] One of the thills or shafts of a carriage. Mortimer. [1913 Webster] {Fill horse}, a thill horse. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
saddle horse — Synonyms and related words: bidet, carriage horse, cart horse, cavalry horse, draft horse, dray horse, driving horse, fill horse, filler, gigster, hack, hackney, hunter, jument, lead, leader, mount, pack horse, palfrey, plow horse, pole horse,… … Moby Thesaurus
