sit a spell



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sit a spell

To sit down, relax, and socialize for a while at one's leisure. This saloon is a great place to sit a spell and catch up with old friends. Well hey there, honey! Now you come in here and sit a spell, we haven't seen you in a dog's age!
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Alfreda
ÁSlaug-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
MelbaMEL-bəEnglish
IlonaEE-lo-naw (Hungarian), ee-LO-nah (German), EE-lo-nah (Finnish)Hungarian, German, Finnish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech
Hild-Anglo-Saxon
Gethin-Welsh