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stee.

A ladder.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A ladder.

    UK · dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English stee, ste, sty, stie, sti, stegh, stiȝe (“ladder”), from Old Norse stegi, stigi (“ladder, step, steep ascent”), from Proto-Germanic *stigiz (“an ascent, climb”). Cognate with Old English stiġe (“ascent or descent”), German Stiege (“staircase”). See stair, sty, stile.

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