Meaning of set a spell | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To sit down for a period of time, especially in the company of other people and in order to relax or to engage in casual conversation.
   US, idiomatic
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see set, a, spell.

Examples

“[S]he declined his invitation to "Come⟳ up and see⟳ the old woman and set⟳ a spell⟳."”

“"You might as well set⟳ down," remarked Miss⟳ Hitty, with a new gentleness of manner. "I'm going to set⟳ a spell⟳."”

“Hank's Hardware is one of those quintessentially American places. . . . Hank's is a place⟳ where people can set⟳ a spell⟳, but it is also a business, competing in the ever-tightening hardware marketplace.”

“In this country community, we enjoy⟳ our neighbors as we never could before. There is time to set⟳ a spell⟳ and talk⟳ about the weather, family and days gone by.”

““Did the witch set⟳ a spell⟳ on you, too, Bodvar?””

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