Set"ter, v. t. To cut the dewlap (of a cow or an ox), and to insert a
seton, so as to cause an issue. [Prov. Eng.]
Set"ter*wort` (?), n. (Bot.) The bear's-foot (Helleborus fœtidus); --
so called because the root was used in settering, or inserting setons
into the dewlaps of cattle. Called also pegroots. Dr. Prior.
Set"ting (?), n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the
setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting
(hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set) of a current.
2. The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also,
hunting with a setter. Boyle.