setting : Idioms & Phrases

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Setting coat

  • (Arch.), the finishing or last coat of plastering on walls or ceilings.
Webster 1913

Setting dog

  • a setter. See Setter, n., 2.
Webster 1913

Setting pole

  • a pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing boats along in shallow water.
Webster 1913

Setting rule

  • . (Print.) A composing rule.
Webster 1913