Associations to the word «Thill»

Wiktionary

THILL, noun. One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.
THILL, noun. The thin stratum of underclay which lies under a seam of coal; the bottom of a coal-seam.

Dictionary definition

THILL, noun. One of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or carriage on either side of the animal that pulls it.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley