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Webster 1913 Edition


Stith

Stith

(stĭth)
,
Adj.
[AS.
stīð
.]
Strong; stiff; rigid.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Stith

,
Noun.
[Icel.
steði
an anvil, akin to
staðr
place. See
Stead
.]
An anvil; a stithy.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
He invented also pincers, hammers, iron crows, and the anvil, or
stith
.
Holland.

Webster 1828 Edition


Stith

STITH

,
Adj.
Strong; rigid. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024


stith

stith

English

Noun

stith (plural stiths)

  1. (obsolete) An anvil; a stithy.
    • Holland
      He invented also pincers, hammers, iron crows, and the anvil, or stith.

Adjective

stith (comparative more stith, superlative most stith)

  1. (Britain, dialect, obsolete) strong; stiff; rigid