set-ton.

Forms: Plural set-tos ( -to's); incorrectly sets-to.

Etymology: < verbal phrase set to: see to set to at set v.¹ Phrasal verbs 2.

†1. A talking-to, dressing-down. Obsolete. rare.

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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [noun] > scolding > instance of

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1774 F. Burney Early Diary (1889) I. 313 I gave her a good set-too just now.

a. Originally Pugilism. The action of ‘setting to’ (to set to 6b at set v.¹ Phrasal verbs 2); hence, a bout or round; a pugilistic encounter or boxing match. Also, a bout, engagement, or match at some other sport.

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society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > types of

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > bout or contest

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1743 Broughton's Rules in P. Egan Boxiana (1812–13) I. 51 Every fresh set-to after a fall, or being parted from the rails.

1792 Ann. Reg. 1789 Chron. 199/2 The set-to was prodigiously fine, and after a few feints on each side, Ryan put in the first blow.

1812–13 P. Egan Boxiana I. 67 Taylor died in three months after this set-to.

1818 Sporting Mag. (N.S.) 3 31 They will exhibit two grand set-to's in boxing.

1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well III. v. 122 Gentlemen of the fancy hastening to a set-to.

1882 H. de Windt On Equator 41 A rattling set-to at lawn tennis.

1899 A. Dobson Paladin Philanthr. xii [He] proposed a preliminary set-to with the gloves.

b. gen. and figurative. A fight, contest. Also, in weakened sense: an argument, a heated debate.

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society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [noun] > an act or instance of

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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > [noun] > instance of

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1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho III. viii. 254 Signor Verezzi is always losing..and Signor Orsino wins from him..and they have had several hard set-to's about it.

1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris App. p. lxi There were many set-to's of dogs, chiefly mastiffs.

1819 W. Scott Let. 18 Apr. (1933) V. 362 My stomach is now getting confirmed, and I have great hopes the bout is over; it has been a dreadful set-to.

1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.) Set-to, an argument, a strong contest, a warm debate.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple III. xvii. 216 Every gun was ready..and every soul..was anxious for the set-to.

1881 R. Jefferies Wood Magic I. ii. 42 The starlings on the chimney began to quarrel, and had a terrible set-to.

1894 G. M. Fenn Real Gold xii Didn't you ever have a set to at school?

1898 D. Lloyd George Let. 25 Dec. (1973) 116 We have had several sets to over church matters & female suffrage & we hit without sparing.

1912 Ld. Fisher Let. 2 Aug. in R. H. Bacon Life Ld. Fisher (1929) II. xvi. 155 At the Defence Committee yesterday..we had a regular set-to with Lloyd George.

1976 T. Nichols & P. Armstrong Workers Divided ii. 135 I like nothing better than a good set-to with a good shop steward.

c. An attack or ‘go’ (at); dialect a drinking-bout.

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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > attack by hostile measures or words

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the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > drinking-bout

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1808 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) II. 191 There are materials before me for another set-to at the Evangelicals.

1813 W. Dunlap Mem. G. F. Cooke I. iv. 63 I doubt not that his dinner with the Irish manager was a roaring set-to, a full and convincing proof of what is called Irish hospitality.

1818 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 3 407 The dinner much invited a set-to.

1828 Marly: Planter's Life in Jamaica 358 His noise soon procured him materials for a set-to at sangaree.

3. Horse Racing. (See quot. 1842 and to set to 6c at set v.¹ Phrasal verbs 2.)

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > types of racing > types of race

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tiercé1981

1840 Spirit of Times 9 May 115 For two miles he trailed, keeping his horse in position for a set-to in the last mile.

1842 ‘Nimrod’ Life Sportsman xvi. 329 The struggle of the few last yards between two horses very nearly equal—which we call the set-to.

1894 Field 9 June 829/1 After a tremendous set-to, Haut Brion beat her by three-quarters of a length.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	set-to
释义	set-ton. Forms: Plural set-tos ( -to's); incorrectly sets-to. Etymology: < verbal phrase set to: see to set to at set v.¹ Phrasal verbs 2. †1. A talking-to, dressing-down. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [noun] > scolding > instance of Kyrie15.. Kyrie eleison1528 chide1538 wormwood lecture1640 rant1663 scold1726 trimming1763 blowing up1772 set-to1774 set-down1780 ragging1788 scouting1794 hurl?a1800 hearing1816 heckling1832 twisting1834 downsetting1842 going-over1843 shrewing1847 call1862 tongue-lashing1881 tongue-walking1888 telling-off1893 rousting1900 lumps1935 fourpenny one1936 rucking1958 1774 F. Burney Early Diary (1889) I. 313 I gave her a good set-too just now. 2. a. Originally Pugilism. The action of ‘setting to’ (to set to 6b at set v.¹ Phrasal verbs 2); hence, a bout or round; a pugilistic encounter or boxing match. Also, a bout, engagement, or match at some other sport. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > types of all comersc1450 after-gamea1500 fore-game1594 revenge1616 plate1639 set-to1743 return match1753 bye1754 scrub-race1791 anybody's game (also race, match)1826 return1834 barney1843 bonspiel1858 handicap1861 pennant1865 home-and-home1868 benefit match1871 run-off1873 international1877 American tournament1878 Grand Prix1879 single1884 friendly1885 all-comers1889 pair1890 championship1893 round robin1894 replay1895 Olympiad1896 junior varsity1902 lightning tournament1903 rematch1903 road trip1903 pickup1905 freestyle1906 marathon1908 test1908 Derby1909 scrimmage1910 eliminator1911 twosome1911 triala1914 quadrangular1916 slug-fest1916 varsity match1921 needle contest1922 curtain jerker1923 needle match1923 open1926 needle fight1927 knock-out1928 shirt1930 masters1933 pro-amateur1934 tune-up1934 World Cup1934 pro-am1937 state1941 sizzler1942 runathon1943 mismatch1954 run-out1955 match-up1959 squeaker1961 triple-header1961 Super Bowl1967 invitational1968 needle game1970 major1976 slobberknocker1986 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > bout or contest boxing match1699 set-to1743 bruising-match1757 show-off1776 rally1805 turn-up1810 mill1812 spar1814 twista1849 wap1887 go1890 scrap1905 promotion1907 1743 Broughton's Rules in P. Egan Boxiana (1812–13) I. 51 Every fresh set-to after a fall, or being parted from the rails. 1792 Ann. Reg. 1789 Chron. 199/2 The set-to was prodigiously fine, and after a few feints on each side, Ryan put in the first blow. 1812–13 P. Egan Boxiana I. 67 Taylor died in three months after this set-to. 1818 Sporting Mag. (N.S.) 3 31 They will exhibit two grand set-to's in boxing. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well III. v. 122 Gentlemen of the fancy hastening to a set-to. 1882 H. de Windt On Equator 41 A rattling set-to at lawn tennis. 1899 A. Dobson Paladin Philanthr. xii [He] proposed a preliminary set-to with the gloves. b. gen. and figurative. A fight, contest. Also, in weakened sense: an argument, a heated debate. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [noun] > an act or instance of flitec1000 strifea1225 wara1300 pulla1400 lakec1420 contenta1450 stour?c1450 contentiona1500 pingle1543 agony1555 feudc1565 combat1567 skirmish1576 grapple1604 counter-scuffle1628 scuffle1641 agon1649 tug1660 tug of war1677 risse1684 struggle1692 palaver1707 hash1789 warsle1792 scrabble1794 set-to1794 go1823 bucklea1849 wrestle1850 tussle1857 head-to-head1884 scrum1905 battleground1931 shoot-out1953 mud-wrestle1986 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > [noun] > instance of flitec1000 plead1379 traverse1415 controversyc1430 disputation1557 tilt1567 wrangle1579 controverse1596 velitation1607 dispute1611 rixation1623 polemic1626 fireball1638 polemy1642 risse1684 polemical1808 spar1836 row1879 set-to1898 cag1916 barge1934 yike1976 stand-up2005 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho III. viii. 254 Signor Verezzi is always losing..and Signor Orsino wins from him..and they have had several hard set-to's about it. 1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris App. p. lxi There were many set-to's of dogs, chiefly mastiffs. 1819 W. Scott Let. 18 Apr. (1933) V. 362 My stomach is now getting confirmed, and I have great hopes the bout is over; it has been a dreadful set-to. 1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.) Set-to, an argument, a strong contest, a warm debate. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple III. xvii. 216 Every gun was ready..and every soul..was anxious for the set-to. 1881 R. Jefferies Wood Magic I. ii. 42 The starlings on the chimney began to quarrel, and had a terrible set-to. 1894 G. M. Fenn Real Gold xii Didn't you ever have a set to at school? 1898 D. Lloyd George Let. 25 Dec. (1973) 116 We have had several sets to over church matters & female suffrage & we hit without sparing. 1912 Ld. Fisher Let. 2 Aug. in R. H. Bacon Life Ld. Fisher (1929) II. xvi. 155 At the Defence Committee yesterday..we had a regular set-to with Lloyd George. 1976 T. Nichols & P. Armstrong Workers Divided ii. 135 I like nothing better than a good set-to with a good shop steward. c. An attack or ‘go’ (at); dialect a drinking-bout. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > attack by hostile measures or words bruntc1425 assaultc1449 battery1562 onset1566 brash1573 breach1578 onslaught1613 onfall1646 attack1653 assay?1705 to return to the charge1752 arietation1797 set-to1808 set1829 dead set1835 go-in1858 on-ding1871 hatchet work1938 blitzkrieg1939 blitz1940 carpet bombing1956 bowling1959 the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > drinking-bout cups1406 drinking?1518 banquet1535 Bacchanal1536 pot-revel1577 compotation1593 rouse1604 Bacchanalia1633 potmealc1639 bout1670 drinking-bout1673 carouse1690 carousal1765 drunk1779 bouse1786 toot1790 set-to1808 spree1811 fuddlea1813 screed1815 bust1834 lush1841 bender1846 bat1848 buster1848 burst1849 soak1851 binge1854 bumming1860 bust-out1861 bum1863 booze1864 drink1865 ran-tan1866 cupping1868 crawl1877 hellbender1877 break-away1885 periodical1886 jag1894 booze-up1897 slopping-up1899 souse1903 pub crawl1915 blind1917 beer-up1919 periodic1920 scoot1924 brannigan1927 rumba1934 boozeroo1943 sesh1943 session1943 piss-up1950 pink-eye1958 binge drinking1964 1808 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) II. 191 There are materials before me for another set-to at the Evangelicals. 1813 W. Dunlap Mem. G. F. Cooke I. iv. 63 I doubt not that his dinner with the Irish manager was a roaring set-to, a full and convincing proof of what is called Irish hospitality. 1818 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 3 407 The dinner much invited a set-to. 1828 Marly: Planter's Life in Jamaica 358 His noise soon procured him materials for a set-to at sangaree. 3. Horse Racing. (See quot. 1842 and to set to 6c at set v.¹ Phrasal verbs 2.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > types of racing > types of race wild-goose race1594 wild goose chase1597 bell-course1607 Palio1673 stake1696 paddock course1705 handicap1751 by-match1759 pony race1765 give and take plate1769 sweepstake1773 steeplechase1793 mile-heat1802 steeple race1809 welter1820 trotting-race1822 scurry1824 walkover1829 steeple hunt1831 set-to1840 sky race1840 flat race1848 trot1856 grind1857 feeler1858 nursery1860 waiting race1868 horse-trot1882 selling plate1888 flying milea1893 chase1894 flying handicap1894 prep1894 selling race1898 point-to-point1902 seller1922 shoo-in1928 daily double1930 bumper1946 selling chase1965 tiercé1981 1840 Spirit of Times 9 May 115 For two miles he trailed, keeping his horse in position for a set-to in the last mile. 1842 ‘Nimrod’ Life Sportsman xvi. 329 The struggle of the few last yards between two horses very nearly equal—which we call the set-to. 1894 Field 9 June 829/1 After a tremendous set-to, Haut Brion beat her by three-quarters of a length. 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