| 释义 |
Definition of hithe in English: hithe(also hythe) noun hʌɪð often in place names A landing place or small port for ships or boats. Example sentencesExamples - When the hithe fell into the hands of King Stephen, he bestowed it on William de Ypres.
- It was in the neighbourhood of the hithe where garlic was sold for the use of the inhabitants of London.
- Fourteen foreign ships, laden with fish, arrived at Billingsgate, which ships should have arrived at the said Hithe.
- I forbid any boat to ply at any hithe of Cambridgeshire.
- There was a line of hithes in Cambridge between Magdalene Bridge and the Newnham Mill Pool.
Synonyms harbour, dock, docks, haven, mooring, jetty, pier, marina
Origin Old English hȳþ, of unknown origin. |