Thĭll, n.

noun

n. [A-S. thile, thill, a board, plank, beam, thill, Icel. thil, thili, thilia, a table, Sw. tilja, O. H. Ger. dil, dili, dilo, tille, N. H. Ger. diele, L. Ger. dele, dale, D. deel, allied to Eng. deal, q. v.] A shaft of a cart, gig, or other carriage.