Meanings
plural stithies · alternative stiddy · alternative stythy
- An anvil.
how to forge his sword upon the stithy, as well as how to use it in battle
1825 June 22, [Walter Scott], Tales of the Crusaders. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC - A blacksmith's smithy or forge.
As foul as Vulcan's stithy.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]
present singular third person stithies · participle present stithying · participle past stithied · past stithied · alternative stiddy · alternative stythy
- transitiveTo form on an anvil.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Old Norsesteði
- Middle Englishstithy
- Englishstithy
From Middle English stithy, ultimately from Old Norse steði.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian ковачница
- ковачница (kovačnica)smithy or forge
Russian ку́зница
- ку́зница (kúznica)smithy or forge
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with stithy
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Cite this entry
stithy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stithy
“stithy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stithy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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