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back⋅set

  [bak-set]
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–noun
1. New England, Southern, and South Midland U.S.
a. a setback; relapse; reverse.
b. an eddy or countercurrent.
2. (on a lock on a door or the like) the horizontal distance between the face through which the bolt passes and the center line of the knob stem or keyhole.
Origin:
1565–75; back 2 + set
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back·set   (bāk'sět')   
n.  

  1. A setback or reversal.

  2. An eddy or countercurrent in water.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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