"thiller" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: thillers [plural]
Etymology: From thill + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|thill|er}} thill + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} thiller (plural thillers)
  1. The horse that goes between the thills, or shafts of a carriage, and supports them.
    Sense id: en-thiller-en-noun-XHalZ3C8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Horses Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Horses: 67 33
  2. The last horse in a team.
    Sense id: en-thiller-en-noun-m1xrE-sd

Inflected forms

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