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Pronunciation : Sill
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. sille, sylle, AS. syl, syll; akin to G. schwelle, OHG. swelli, Icel. syll, svill, Sw. syll, Dan. syld, Goth. gasuljan to lay a foundation, to found.]
Definition : Defn: The basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, as a timber, which forms the lower member of a frame, or supports a structure; as, the sills of a house, of a bridge, of a loom, and the like. Hence: (a) The timber or stone at the foot of a door; the threshold. (b) The timber or stone on which a window frame stands; or, the lowest piece in a window frame. (c) The floor of a gallery or passage in a mine. (d) A piece of timber across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against. Sill course (Arch.), a horizontal course of stone, terra cotta, or the like, built into a wall at the level of one or more window sills, these sills often forming part of it.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sill
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. Thill.]
Definition : Defn: The shaft or thill of a carriage. [Prov. Eng.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sill
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. 4th Sile.]
Definition : Defn: A young herring. [Eng.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913