thill — English Dictionary

Noun

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

2. The shallow stratum of underclay that lies under a seam of coal; the bottom of a coal-seam.

   Examples

   One by one, Janki leading, they crept into the old gallery – a six-foot way with a scant four feet from thill to roof.

Noun

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

   Broader terms

   shaft