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What is a staithe?

What is a staithe? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (Britain, obsolete) A riverbank
  2. (Britain, archaic or dialectal) A fixed structure where ships land, especially to load and unload; wharf; landing stage.
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A channel was cut to the north of the mill and a staithe with warehousing was built to house the goods transported in and out by wherry.
I sailed out this evening, hired a boat at Brancaster Staithe.
With an almost flat bottom, the boat was designed so that it could be pulled up the steep beach or staithe.

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