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Webster 1913 Edition

Stithy

Stith′y

,
Noun.
[See
Stith
, and cf.
Stiddy
.]
1.
An anvil.
Sir W. Scott.
2.
A smith’s shop; a smithy; a smithery; a forge.
“As foul as Vulcan's stithy.”
Shak.

Stith′y

,
Verb.
T.
To forge on an anvil.
The forge that
stithied
Mars his helm.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Stithy

STITHY

,
Noun.
[supra.]
1.
An anvil. [Local.]
2.
A disease in oxen.

Definition 2024

stithy

stithy

English

Noun

stithy ‎(plural stithies)

  1. An anvil.
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  2. A blacksmith's smithy or forge.
    • Shakespeare
      As foul as Vulcan's stithy.

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Etymology

From Old Norse steði.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɪðɪ/

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