| 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. |
| 2. | (Zool.) 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. | |
| 3. | One who hunts victims for sharpers. | |
| 4. | One who adapts words to music in composition. | |
| 5. | An adornment; a decoration; - with off. | |
| 6. | (Pottery) A shallow seggar for porcelain. | |
| v. t. | 1. | To cut the dewlap (of a cow or an ox), and to insert a seton, so as to cause an issue. |
| Noun | 1. | setter - one who sets written material into type |
| 2. | setter - a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point |
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