Possible Definitions:
1. Spell (n.) A spelk, or splinter.
2. Spell (v. t.) To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman.
3. Spell (n.) The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another; as, a spell at the pumps; a spell at the masthead.
4. Spell (n.) The time during which one person or gang works until relieved; hence, any relatively short period of time, whether a few hours, days, or weeks.
5. Spell (n.) One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells.
6. Spell (n.) A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a logging spell.
7. Spell (n.) A story; a tale.
8. Spell (n.) A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm.
9. Spell (v. t.) To tell; to relate; to teach.
10. Spell (v. t.) To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.
11. Spell (v. t.) To constitute; to measure.
12. Spell (v. t.) To tell or name in their proper order letters of, as a word; to write or print in order the letters of, esp. the proper letters; to form, as words, by correct orthography.
13. Spell (v. t.) To discover by characters or marks; to read with difficulty; -- usually with out; as, to spell out the sense of an author; to spell out a verse in the Bible.
14. Spell (v. i.) To form words with letters, esp. with the proper letters, either orally or in writing.
15. Spell (v. i.) To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn the meaning of anything, by study.
