n. 1. (Arch.) Offset, n., 4. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
3. A reversal of progress in an endeavor; a reverse; a backset; a check; a repulse; a relapse. [ Colloq. U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]