staith
staith · staiths
A landing place; an elevated staging upon a wharf for discharging coal, etc., as from…A landing place; an elevated staging upon a wharf for discharging coal, etc., as from railway cars into vessels.
/steɪθ/
Meaning
2 senses(UK, dialectal)A landing place; an elevated staging upon a wharf for discharging coal, etc., as from railway cars into vessels.
(obsolete)A shore or a riverbank.
From staith to staith.
Origin
From Old Norse stǫð, from Proto-Germanic *staþwō.From Old Norse stǫð, from Proto-Germanic *staþwō.
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plural: staithsSynonyms
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1 related wordsDerivedstaithman