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Setter
Setter Set"ter, v. t.
To cut the dewlap (of a cow or an ox), and to insert a seton,
so as to cause an issue. [Prov. Eng.]
Setter
Setter Set"ter, n.
1. One who, or that which, sets; -- used mostly in
composition with a noun, as typesetter; or in combination
with an adverb, as a setter on (or inciter), a setter up,
a setter forth.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A hunting dog of a special breed originally
derived from a cross between the spaniel and the pointer.
Modern setters are usually trained to indicate the
position of game birds by standing in a fixed position,
but originally they indicated it by sitting or crouching.
Note: There are several distinct varieties of setters; as,
the Irish, or red, setter; the Gordon setter, which is
usually red or tan varied with black; and the English
setter, which is variously colored, but usually white
and tawny red, with or without black.
3. One who hunts victims for sharpers. --Shak.
4. One who adapts words to music in composition.
5. An adornment; a decoration; -- with off. [Obs.]
They come as . . . setters off of thy graces.
--Whitlock.
6. (Pottery) A shallow seggar for porcelain. --Ure.
Meaning of Setter from wikipedia
- The
setter is a type of
gundog used most
often for
hunting game such as quail, pheasant, and grouse. In the UK, the four
setter breeds,
together with...
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Irish Setter (Irish:
sotar rua,
literally "red
setter") is a
setter, a
breed of gundog, and
family dog
originating in Ireland. The term
Irish Setter is commonly...
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choker setter or
choke setter is a
logger who
attaches cables to logs for
retrieval by
skidders or skylines. The work
process involves the
choker setter wrapping...
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English Setter is a medium-size
breed of dog. It is part of the
setter group,
which includes the red
Irish Setters,
Irish Red and
White Setters, and black-and-tan...
- the
setter is
facing or
behind the
setter.
There is also a jump set that is used when the ball is too
close to the net. In this case, the
setter usually...
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Setter is a
Scottish large breed of dog, a
member of the
setter family that also
includes both the better-known
Irish Setter and the
English Setter....
- Look up
setter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Setter is a type of gundog.
Setter or
Setters may also
refer to:
Setter (surname)
Maurice Setters (1936–2020)...
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control changes to a variable. They are also
widely known as
setter methods.
Often a
setter is
accompanied by a getter,
which returns the
value of the private...
- Rate
Setter is a
British personal loan provider,
founded in 2009 as one of the
pioneers of peer-to-peer lending. The London-based
company traded in the...
- Jane
Setter (born 18 July 1966 in Eastbourne) is a
British phonetician. She
teaches at the
University of Reading,
where she is
Professor of Phonetics....
