thiller

English

Etymology

From thill +‎ -er.

Noun

thiller (plural thillers)

1. The horse that goes between the thills, or shafts of a carriage, and supports them.
   • 1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: […] Robert Triphook, […], and William Sancho, […], 1810, →OCLC:

     , And apron, and scissars for head and for tail,
     Whole bridle and saddle, whitleather, and nall,
     With collars and harness, for thiller and all […]

2. The last horse in a team.