staith (plural staiths)
(obsolete, ) A shore or a riverbank.
(UK, dialect) A landing place; an elevated staging upon a wharf for discharging coal, etc, as from railway cars into vessels.
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Source: Wiktionary
Staith, n. Etym: [AS. stæ a bank, shore, from the root of E. stead.]
Definition: A landing place; an elevated staging upon a wharf for discharging coal, etc., as from railway cars, into vessels.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
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