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ˌbackˈset, v.
[f. as prec. + set v.1]
†1. To set upon in the rear. Obs.
1573Anderson Exp. Benedictus 71 b (T.) The Israelites..[were] backset with Pharaoh's whole power.
2. (in U.S.) To re-plough in the autumn prairie-land ploughed for the first time in the spring.
1883Lisbon (Dakota) Star Sept., Contracts for large or small areas of backsetting or stubble plowing. 1884Ibid. 10 Oct., Farmers were engaged in plowing and backsetting. |