Definition of setter

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Setter (v. t.) To cut the dewlap (of a cow or an ox), and to insert a seton, so as to cause an issue..

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Dropper :: Dropper (n.) A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game, -- formerly a common, and still an occasional, habit of the setter..
Typesetter :: Typesetter (n.) One who, or that which, sets type; a compositor; a machine for setting type..
Bonesetter :: Bonesetter (n.) One who sets broken or dislocated bones; -- commonly applied to one, not a regular surgeon, who makes an occupation of setting bones..
Undersetter :: Undersetter (n.) One who, or that which, undersets or supports; a prop; a support; a pedestal..
Setter :: Setter (v. t.) To cut the dewlap (of a cow or an ox), and to insert a seton, so as to cause an issue..
Printer :: Printer (n.) One who prints; especially, one who prints books, newspapers, engravings, etc., a compositor; a typesetter; a pressman..
Set :: Set (v. i.) To indicate the position of game; -- said of a dog; as, the dog sets well; also, to hunt game by the aid of a setter..
Besetter :: Besetter (n.) One who, or that which, besets..
Resetter :: Resetter (n.) One who receives or conceals, as stolen goods or criminal..
Setter :: Setter (n.) One who adapts words to music in composition.
Setter :: Setter (n.) A shallow seggar for porcelain.
Setter :: Setter (n.) 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..
Setting :: Setting (n.) The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter..
Plumbism :: Plumbism (n.) A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. It is characterized by various symptoms, as lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop. See under Colic, Lead, and Wrist..
Resetter :: Resetter (n.) One who resets, or sets again..
Feather :: Feather (n.) The fringe of long hair on the legs of the setter and some other dogs.
Setter :: Setter (n.) An adornment; a decoration; -- with off.
Feathered :: Feathered (a.) Having a fringe of feathers, as the legs of certian birds; or of hairs, as the legs of a setter dog..
Pegroots :: Pegroots (n.) Same as Setterwort.
Flag :: Flag (n.) The bushy tail of a dog, as of a setter..
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