Set"ter (?), n. 1.
One who, or that which, sets; -- used mostly in composition with
a noun, as typesetter; or in combination with an adverb, as a
setter on (or inciter), a setter up, a setter
forth.
2. (Zoöl.) A hunting dog of a
special breed originally derived from a cross between the spaniel and
the pointer. Modern setters are usually trained to indicate the
position of game birds by standing in a fixed position, but originally
they indicated it by sitting or crouching.
☞ There are several distinct varieties of setters; as, the
Irish, or red, setter; the Gordon setter,
which is usually red or tan varied with black; and the English
setter, which is variously colored, but usually white and tawny
red, with or without black.
3. One who hunts victims for sharpers.
Shak.
4. One who adapts words to music in
composition.
5. An adornment; a decoration; -- with
off. [Obs.]
They come as . . . setters off of thy
graces.
Whitlock.
6. (Pottery) A shallow seggar for
porcelain. Ure.
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.]