staith

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staith - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Staith \Staith\ (st[=a]th), n. [AS. stae[eth] a bank, shore,
     from the root of E. stead.]
     A landing place; an elevated staging upon a wharf for
     discharging coal, etc., as from railway cars, into vessels.
     [Eng.]
     [1913 Webster]