n. [ Back, adv. + set. ]
Slackwater, or the backset caused by the overflow. Harper's Mag. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To plow again, in the fall; -- said of prairie land broken up in the spring. [ Western U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Back, a. + settler. ] One living in the back or outlying districts of a community. [ 1913 Webster ]
The English backsettlers of Leinster and Munster. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]