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thill

/θɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
thill
IPA
/θɪl/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English thille, thylle, from Old English þille (“board; floorboard; plank; stake; pole”), from Proto-West Germanic *þilljā, from Proto-Germanic *þiljǭ (“board; floorboard; deck”), from Proto-Indo-European *tel- (“plank; board”). Cognate with Dutch deel, German Low German Deel (> English deal (“plank”)), German Diele, Swedish tilja, Icelandic þilja. Akin to English theal (“board; plank”). Doublet of deal (etymology 3) and theal (dialectal).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: thille, þille, *þilljā, *þiljǭ, *tel-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /θɪl/
  • British English: /θɪl/

Inflected Forms

thills (plural) fill (alternative, dialectal)

Derived Forms

thilled thiller thilly

Phrases

thill-horse

Rhymes With

will still until bill kill hill till ill fill brazil skill mill

Questions

How do you pronounce thill?
The recorded pronunciation is /θɪl/.
What does thill mean?
One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.
Where does thill come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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