stithy
Americannoun
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an anvil.
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a forge or smithy.
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of stithy
1250–1300; Middle English stithie, stethie < Old Norse stethi anvil
Example Sentences
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Hamlet: And my imaginations are as foul as Vulcan’s stithy.
From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2020
I shall soon be back at my stithy, if you’ll hev me again.”
From Patience Wins War in the Works by Fenn, George Manville
The turning lathe occupies a considerable part of it; but when he requires more space, the village smith with his stithy, and the miller with his water-power, are always ready to help him.
From Men of Invention and Industry by Smiles, Samuel
There must be some wars toward, to bring an old knight to the stithy; for well I wot, you are not going to buy a tilting suit, or do battle for a fair lady.
From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)
Multitudes working in the stithy and deep mines sweeten their labor and exalt their toil by aspiring thoughts.
From The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service by Hillis, Newell Dwight
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