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setter

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set·ter  (str)
n.
1. One that sets: a setter of printing type; a setter of rabbit traps.
2. Any of several breeds of longhaired hunting dogs originally trained to indicate the presence of game by crouching in a set position.

setter [ˈsɛtə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) any of various breeds of large gun dog, having silky coats and plumed tails See English setter, Gordon setter, Irish setter
[so called because they can be used to indicate where game is: see set1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.settersetter - one who sets written material into type
pressman, printer - someone whose occupation is printing
2.setter - a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point
gun dog, sporting dog - a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns
English setter - an English breed having a plumed tail and a soft silky coat that is chiefly white
Irish setter, red setter - an Irish breed with a chestnut-brown or mahogany-red coat
Gordon setter - a Scottish breed with a black-and-tan coat
Translations
setter [ˈsetəʳ] N
1. (= dog) → setter m, perro m de muestra
2. [of puzzle etc] → autor(a) m/f
3. (= person) [of gems] → engastador(a) m/f
4. = typesetter 1

setter
n
(= typesetter)Setzer(in) m(f)
(= dog)Setter m

setter [ˈsɛtəʳ] n (dog) → setter m inv
setter [ˈsɛtəʳ] n (dog) → setter m inv

setter
n setter [ˈsetə]
a type of large dog. patryshond كَلْب صَيْد كبير сетер setr setter der Setter σέτερ (είδος μεγαλόσωμου σκυλιού) setter, perro de muestra setter سگ شكاري setteri setter כֶלֶב צַיִד शिकारी कुत्ता seter (pas) szetter jenis anjing setter, seti setter セッター犬 (사냥개) 세터 seteris seters sejenis anjing besar setter setter seter perdigueiro setter сеттер seter seter seter setter สุนัขพันธุ์หนึ่งที่ฝึกให้ยืนนิ่งหันไปทางที่ได้กลิ่นเป้าหมาย bir tür iri av köpeği, seter 塞特獵犬 сетер لمبے بالوں والا بڑا کتا chó săn lông xù


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She loved to put up lunches for him when he went hunting, to mend his ball-gloves and sew buttons on his shooting-coat, baked the kind of nut-cake he liked, and fed his setter dog when he was away on trips with his father.
At one time they would beat a field like a setter dog, and drop down in an instant on a mouse unaware of them.
A setter bitch, Laska, ran out too, almost upsetting Kouzma, and whining, turned round about Levin's knees, jumping up and longing, but not daring, to put her forepaws on his chest.
 
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