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▪ I. † ˈwood-spell1 Obs. [f. wood n.1 + spell n.1 3.] A spell or charm against danger in passing through a wood or forest.
1579[see spell n.1 3]. 1612J. Mason Anat. Sorc. 63. ▪ II. ˈwood-spell2 U.S. [f. wood n.1 + spell n.3 2.] A spell or turn of work at piling or storing wood for fuel.
1864Webster, Spell..2. A gratuitious helping forward of another's work; as, a wood-spell. (U.S.) 1869Mrs. Stowe Oldtown Folks xxxvii, It was in the winter of this next year that the minister's ‘wood-spell’ was announced... There was a certain day set apart in the winter,..when every parishioner brought the minister a sled-load of wood. 1878― Poganuc P. ii. 12 The great wood-pile in the back yard, where, at the yearly ‘wood-spell’, the farmers deposited the fuel needed for the long..winters. |