thill

thill — noun

1. a vehicle part consisting of two long wooden or metal bars that sit one on each

1.名詞C1
釋義

a vehicle part consisting of two long wooden or metal bars that sit one on each side of the horse, letting the animal pull a wagon forward.

例句

Vinícius checked the left thill for cracks before hitching the horse to the wagon.

collocation: check the thill; hitch to the wagon

A broken thill forced Adina to stop the carriage and walk the horse home.

同義詞
  • shaft

    Much more common modern term for the same part; thill is now considered archaic or specialist

  • tongue

    A single central pole of a vehicle, differing from thill which is one of a pair

用法筆記

In modern English, thill is rarely used outside historical writing about horse-drawn vehicles. The ordinary modern word for the same part is shaft.

常見錯誤

❌The carpenter replaced the thill on the rear axle.
✅The carpenter replaced the thill on the left side of the wagon.
💡A thill is a shaft beside the horse, not a part of the axle or wheels.