- stithy
- noun (plural stithies) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse stethi; akin to Old English stede stead Date: 13th century 1. archaic anvil 2. archaic smithy 1
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Stithy — Stith y, n. [See {Stith}, and cf. {Stiddy}.] 1. An anvil. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. A smith s shop; a smithy; a smithery; a forge. As foul as Vulcan s stithy. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stithy — Stith y, v. t. To forge on an anvil. [1913 Webster] The forge that stithied Mars his helm. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stithy — [stith′ē, stith′ē] n. pl. stithies [ME stethie < ON stethi, anvil: for IE base see STEAD] Now Chiefly Dial. an anvil or smithy … English World dictionary
stithy — ˈstithē, thē noun ( es) Etymology: Middle English stithy, stethy, stith, stethe, from Old Norse stethi (accusative stethja); akin to Old Norse stathr place more at stead 1. : anvil … Useful english dictionary
stithy — /stidh ee, stith ee/, n., pl. stithies, v., stithied, stithying. n. 1. an anvil. 2. a forge or smithy. v.t. 3. Obs. to forge. [1250 1300; ME stithie, stethie < ON stethi anvil] * * * … Universalium
stithy — noun /ˈstɪðɪ/ a) An anvil. b) A blacksmiths smithy or forge … Wiktionary
stithy — n. [Written also Stythy.] Smithy, smithery, smith s shop, forge … New dictionary of synonyms
stithy — /ˈstɪði/ (say stidhee) noun (plural stithies) 1. → anvil (def. 1). 2. Obsolete a forge or smithy. –verb (t) (stithied, stithying) 3. Obsolete to forge. {Middle English stithie, variant of stethie, from Old Norse steði (accusative) …
stithy — n. blacksmith s anvil or forge … Dictionary of difficult words
stithy — an anvil, from the aforesaid STIDH ; for what is harder than an anvil? York. W. R. It is used sometimes for the blacksmith s forge. Hamlet, Act. III. Sc. 2 … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
