Definition of thill - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

transportation

Rare

one of two shafts on a cart

Rare

The horse was hitched between the thills.

pole

shaft

mining

Rare

shallow underclay under a coal seam

Rare

The miners dug through the thill to reach the coal.

floor

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Origin of thill

Old English, thille (plank)

Examples of thill in a sentence

He repaired the thill before the next trip.
The geologist examined the thill for mineral content.
Thill layers can indicate the age of a coal seam.

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French:brancard, thill, ...
German:Deichsel, Thill, ...
Italian:timone, argilla sottostante, ...
Spanish:timón, arcilla, ...
Portuguese:timon, subsolo, ...
Chinese:辕杆, 底层土, ...
Japanese:轅, 下層粘土, ...
Arabic:ذراع عربة, الطبقة الطينية تحت الفحم, ...
Hebrew:מַשְׁכוּת, שִׁכְבַת חִמָּר, ...
Russian:оглобля, тилл, ...
Ukrainian:дишель, підглиняний шар, ...
Hindi:शाफ्ट, अंडरक्ले, ...
Bengali:থিল, ...
Catalan:timon, argila superficial, ...
Czech:oj, podložní jíl, ...
Danish:skaft, underlag, ...
Dutch:dissel, onderklei, ...
Greek:άξονας, υπόστρωμα, ...
Hungarian:saroglyarúd, széntelep alatti sekély agyagos réteg, ...
Khmer:ដងអូសរទេះខាងមួយ, ស្រទាប់ដីឥដ្ឋរាក់នៅក្រោមស្រទាប់ធ្យូងថ្ម, ...
Korean:차축, 얕은 점토층, ...
Persian:محور, خاک رس زیرین, ...
Polish:dyszle, ił, ...
Portuguese (BR):vara de carroça, argila sob carvão, ...
Romanian:oiște, argilă subțire, ...
Swedish:skakel, underlera, ...
Thai:เพลา, ดินทิลล์, ...
Turkish:ok, taban kili, ...
Vietnamese:trục xe, lớp đất sét, ...

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Definition of thill - Reverso English Dictionary

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