n. One who, or that which, besets. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who sets broken or dislocated bones; -- commonly applied to one, not a regular surgeon, who makes an occupation of setting bones. --
n. a member of the jet set. [ PJC ]
n. A horse used to set the pace in racing.
n. (Scots Law) One who receives or conceals, as stolen goods or criminal. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who resets, or sets again. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A mason who builds rough stonework. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
They come as . . . setters off of thy graces. Whitlock. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) The bear's-foot (Helleborus fœtidus); -- so called because the root was used in settering, or inserting setons into the dewlaps of cattle. Called also
n. One who, or that which, sets type; a compositor; a machine for setting type. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, undersets or supports; a prop; a support; a pedestal. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who holds by a wadset. [ 1913 Webster ]