释义 |
thill 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 |