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thills

thills is the plural of thill.

Meaning of thill

Noun

thill (plural thills)

  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.
    • One by one, Janki leading, they crept into the old gallery – a six-foot way with a scant four feet from thill to roof.1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘At Twenty-two’, In Black and White, Folio Society, published 2005, page 405

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Proper noun capitalized: Thills

Thills

  1. (plural) plural of Thill

Questions about thills

What is thills the plural of?
Thills is the plural of thill.
What part of speech is thills?
Thills is a proper noun.

Words near thills in the dictionary

  1. thilled
  2. thiller
  3. thillers
  4. thillhorse
  5. thillhorses
  6. thills
  7. thilly
  8. thim
  9. thimble
  10. thimble and pea
  11. thimble connector

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