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stith⋅y

  [stith-ee, stith-ee] noun, plural stith⋅ies, verb, stith⋅ied, stith⋅y⋅ing.
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–noun
1. an anvil.
2. a forge or smithy.
–verb (used with object)
3. Obsolete. to forge.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME stithie, stethie < ON stethi anvil
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stith·y   (stĭth'ē, stĭth'ē)   
n.   pl. stith·ies

  1. An anvil.

  2. A forge or smithy.


[Middle English stethi, from Old Norse stedhi; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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