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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