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stithy
[ stith-ee, stith-ee ]
noun
, plural stith·ies.
- an anvil.
- a forge or smithy.
verb (used with object)
, stith·ied, stith·y·ing.
- Obsolete. to forge.
stithy
/ ˈstɪðɪ /
noun
- archaic.a forge or anvil
verb
- obsolete.tr to forge on an anvil
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stithy1
1250–1300; Middle English stithie, stethie < Old Norse stethi anvil
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stithy1
C13: from Old Norse stedhi
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Example Sentences
This he in turn banged down on the anvil—stithy he called it—and beat into shape.
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“The iron was never forged on stithy that would hauld her,” said the old maid-servant.
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More true metal, rough from the Mimer-stithy, than in many a famed Greek Mythus shaped far better!
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These were sparks from his great stithy, but a man of industry and talent might have shown them proudly as a lifetime's labour.
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It may defy the best steel blade that was ever forged on Milan stithy to cut it asunder.
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