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backset en · NOUN

Etymology

From back + set.

Meanings

1. A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.
2. Whatever is thrown back in its course, such as water.
   • Slackwater, or the backset caused by the overflow. (Can we date this quote?), Harper's Magazine:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
backsets	Number=Plur		lexicographic

backset en · VERB

Etymology

From back + set.

Meanings

1. (US, Western, especially) To plow again in the fall; said of prairie land broken up in the spring.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
backsets	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
backset	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
backset	Tense=Past		lexicographic
backsetting	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic