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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.

The bear's-foot (Helleborus foetidus); -- so called because the root was used in settering, or inserting setons into the dewlaps of cattle. Called also pegroots. Dr. Prior.

One who, or that which, besets.

One who sets broken or dislocated bones; -- commonly applied to one, not a regular surgeon, who makes an occupation of setting bones. -- Bone"set*ting, n.

One who receives or conceals, as stolen goods or criminal.

A mason who builds rough stonework.

One who, or that which, sets type; a compositor; a machine for setting type.

One who, or that which, undersets or supports; a prop; a support; a pedestal.

One who holds by a wadset.

ses, pyridine and quinoline, and their derivatives; -- also called Dippel's oil. -- Bone setter. Same as Bonesetter. See in the Vocabulary. -- Bone shark (Zoöl.), the basking shark. -- Bone spavin. See under Spavin. -- Bone turquoise, fossil bone or tooth of a delicate blue color, sometimes used as an imitation of…

e ground when it sights game, -- formerly a common, and still an occasional, habit of the setter.

The fringe of long hair on the legs of the setter and some other dogs.

Having a fringe of feathers, as the legs of certian birds; or of hairs, as the legs of a setter dog.

The bushy tail of a dog, as of a setter. Black flag. See under Black. -- Flag captain, Flag leutenant, etc., special officers attached to the flagship, as aids to the flag officer. -- Flag officer, the commander of a fleet or squadron; an admiral, or commodore. -- Flag of truse, a white flag carried or displayed to…

Same as Setterwort.

One who, or that which, plucks. Thou setter up and plucker down of kings. Shak.

n 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.

ints; especially, one who prints books, newspapers, engravings, etc., a compositor; a typesetter; a pressman. Printer's devil, Printer's gauge. See under Devil, and Gauge. -- Printer's ink. See Printing ink, below.

One who, or that which, pulls. Proud setter up and puller down of kings. Shak.

tion of game; -- said of a dog; as, the dog sets well; also, to hunt game by the aid of a setter.