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hithe

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /hʌɪð/
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noun

Meaning 1

A landing-place on a river; a harbour or small port.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • 1839 [1828], Thomas Allen, Thomas Wright (updates for 1839 edition), The History and Antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark, and Parts Adjacent, Volume 3, page 724, After this, the bailiffs of the said Hithe complained, that, since the said recognition, fourteen foreign ships, laden with fish, arrived at Billingsgate, which ships should have arrived at the said Hithe.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Old English hȳþ. See also Lambeth, Chelsea, Queenhithe (a ward in the City of London), Hythe (a coastal town in Kent).