stithy
[ stith -ee, stith-ee ]
/ ˈstɪð i, ˈstɪθ i /
noun, plural stith·ies.
an anvil.
a forge or smithy.
verb (used with object), stith·ied, stith·y·ing.
Obsolete. to forge.
Words nearby stithy
Origin of stithy
1250–1300; Middle English stithie, stethie < Old Norse stethi anvil
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Examples from the Web for stithy
Round the furnace in the centre of the stithy were twenty pairs of bellows, each serving a separate smelting oven.
Stories from the Iliad|H. L. HavellIt may defy the best steel blade that was ever forged on Milan stithy to cut it asunder.
“The iron was never forged on stithy that would hauld her,” said the old maid-servant.
The Pirate|Sir Walter Scott"Welcome indeed she is, and honoured too," said the hospitable god, limping across the stithy with outstretched hands.
Stories from the Iliad|H. L. Havell
British Dictionary definitions for stithy
stithy
/ (ˈstɪðɪ) /
noun plural stithies
archaic, or dialect a forge or anvil
verb stithies, stithying or stithied
(tr) obsolete to forge on an anvil
Word Origin for stithy
C13: from Old Norse stedhi
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