A till is a small compartment,
drawer or
shelf
Shelf ( : shelves) may refer to:
* Shelf (storage), a flat horizontal surface used for display and storage
Geology
* Continental shelf, the extended perimeter of a continent, usually covered by shallow seas
* Ice shelf, a thick platform of ice f ...
inside a larger
blanket or other form of chest,
used to segregate small items.
Use of tills to hold cash, within chests used for the storage of retail goods, may have been part of the word's evolution to the common term "till" for a
cash register.
References
Chests (furniture)
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