STAITH

Etymology

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• Hiatts, hattis, that is

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



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