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staithe (stāt̸h)

noun

Brit., Archaic a stage or wharf equipped to load and unload (coal, etc.) from railroad cars into vessels

Etymology: ME stathe < OE stæth, shore, infl. by ON stǫth, landing place: for IE base see stand

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