Hythe

//hɔɪv// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A landing-place in a river; a harbour or small port. obsolete

    "That morn to other hythe we made our way / finding the peoples that before we found, / by a broad River, and we gave it name / from the high hol'iday when to port we came."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A hamlet in the County of Grande Prairie No. 1, Alberta, Canada, named after Hythe , Kent.
  2. 2
    A suburban area in Colchester, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM0124).
  3. 3
    A town in Hythe and Dibden parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4207).
  4. 4
    A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1634).
  5. 5
    Former name of Southport, Tasmania.

Example

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"That morn to other hythe we made our way / finding the peoples that before we found, / by a broad River, and we gave it name / from the high hol'iday when to port we came."

Etymology

From Old English hȳþ.

Related phrases

Bablock HytheFolkestone and HytheHythe and DibdenSmall Hythe

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