English dictionary
setter
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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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one who sets written material into type
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point
Source: WordNet 3.0
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One who, or that which, sets; -- used mostly in composition with a noun, as type<i>setter</i>; or in combination with an adverb, as a <i>setter</i> on (or inciter), a <i>setter</i> up, a <i>setter</i> forth.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To cut the dewlap (of a cow or an ox), and to insert a seton, so as to cause an issue.
Source: webster1913