I. ˈthil noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English thille, perhaps from Old English, plank, thin board; akin to Old High German dili, dilla plank, plank floor, Old Norse thili plank, wainscot, thilja plank, planking, Latin tellus earth, Greek tēlia table, board, Sanskrit tala surface, level
: the shaft of a vehicle
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, fireclay
1. dialect Britain : the floor of a coal mine
2. dialect Britain : a thin stratum of fireclay