Meaning & use
Thill
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Either of the two long shafts of a cart or carriage between which a single draft animal is harnessed.
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The old wagon still had its wooden thills intact.
The horse was backed carefully into the thills before the cart was hitched.
A note on using this word
A somewhat dated word, chiefly found now in descriptions of historical carriages, carts, and horse-drawn vehicles.
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