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STITHY
Etymology
Noun
stithy (plural stithies)
An anvil.
A blacksmith's smithy or forge.
Anagrams
• shitty
Source: Wiktionary
Stith"y, n. Etym: [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, v. t.
Definition: To forge on an anvil. The forge that stithied Mars his helm. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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