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verb · irregular · transitive · rare

setter

set·ter

setter · setters · settered · settering

To cut the dewlap, and insert a seton, so as to cause an issueTo cut the dewlap (of a cow or ox), and insert a seton, so as to cause an issue.

UK/ˈsɛt.ə/US/ˈsɛt.ɚ/

Meaning

1 senses

(UK, dialectal)To cut the dewlap (of a cow or ox), and insert a seton, so as to cause an issue.

Forms

setters, settering, settered, settered

Base form	setter · to setter
3rd person singular	setters
Present participle	settering
Past simple	settered
Past participle	settered

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	setter
he, she, it	setters

Past simpleLesson

all persons

settered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have settered
he, she, it	has settered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will setter

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

setA1 setbackB2 setteeC1 settingB1 settleB1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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