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staiths

staiths is the plural of staith.

Meaning of staith

Noun

staith (plural staiths)

  1. (obsolete) A shore or a riverbank.
    • From staith to staith.
  2. (UK, dialectal) A landing place; an elevated staging upon a wharf for discharging coal, etc., as from railway cars into vessels.
    • The high banks of the rivers of North East England have led to the shipment of coal from staiths by the simple process of shooting it down gravity spouts from bottom-door wagons.1945 January and February, T. F. Cameron, “Dock Working”, in Railway Magazine, page 10

Questions about staiths

What is staiths the plural of?
Staiths is the plural of staith.

Words near staiths in the dictionary

  1. staith
  2. staithe
  3. staithes
  4. staithman
  5. staithmen
  6. staiths
  7. Stajic
  8. staka
  9. stake
  10. stake a claim
  11. stake boat

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