Setter

Definition of Setter

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.
	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. They come as . . . setters off of thy graces. - Whitlock.
	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.

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