settling

Variant of settle

settle definition

set·tle (set′'l)

noun

a long wooden bench with a back, armrests, and sometimes a chest beneath the seat

Etymology: ME settel < OE setl (akin to Ger sessel) < IE *sedla- < base *sed- > sit

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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