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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.
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2. (Zo&ö;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.
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&hand_; 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.
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3. One who hunts victims for sharpers. Shak.
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4. One who adapts words to music in composition.
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5. An adornment; a decoration; -- with off. [Obs.]
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They come as . . . setters off of thy graces. Whitlock.
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6. (Pottery) A shallow seggar for porcelain. Ure.
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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.]
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