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.

Origin of stithy

1250–1300; Middle English stithie,stethie<Old Norse stethi anvil

Words nearby stithy

stitching, stitch-up, stitch wheel, stitchwork, stitchwort, stithy, stiver, St. James, St. James-Assiniboia, St. James's Palace, St.-Jean

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Example sentences 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. Havell
It may defy the best steel blade that was ever forged on Milan stithy to cut it asunder.
Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848|Various
“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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单词	stithy
释义	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. Origin of stithy 1250–1300; Middle English stithie,stethie<Old Norse stethi anvil Words nearby stithy stitching, stitch-up, stitch wheel, stitchwork, stitchwort, stithy, stiver, St. James, St. James-Assiniboia, St. James's Palace, St.-Jean Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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. Havell It may defy the best steel blade that was ever forged on Milan stithy to cut it asunder. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848\|Various “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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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