quick-set

[kwik-set]

quick·set

[kwik-set]
noun Chiefly British.
1.
a plant or cutting, especially of hawthorn, set to grow, as in a hedge.
2.
such plants collectively.
3.
a hedge of such plants.
adjective
4.
formed of quickset, or of growing plants.

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Quick-set is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see quick, set
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