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backset

noun

Etymology

From back + set.

  1. derived from secta
  2. derived from secta
  3. derived from sette
  4. derived from seten
  5. derived from set
  6. derived from set
  7. compounded as backset — “back + set”

Definitions

  1. A check

    A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.

  2. Whatever is thrown back in its course, such as water.

    • Slackwater, or the backset caused by the overflow.

  3. To plow again in the fall

    To plow again in the fall; said of prairie land broken up in the spring.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA