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setfast

UK/ˈsɛtfɑːst/

setfast noun: a tumour on a horse's back.

Noun

setfast (plural setfasts)

  1. A tumour on a horse's back.
    • Her brother Clint had bought a horse and saddle off that pastor and there had been a setfast under the blanket nearly the size of a griddle cake.2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 8

Forms of setfast

pluralsetfasts

Origin of setfast

From set + fast.

Questions about setfast

What does setfast mean?
Setfast means a tumour on a horse's back.
What part of speech is setfast?
Setfast is a noun.
How do you pronounce setfast?
Setfast is pronounced /ˈsɛtfɑːst/ (UK).
What is the plural of setfast?
The plural of setfast is setfasts.

Words near setfast in the dictionary

  1. setenants
  2. seter
  3. seters
  4. Setet
  5. SETF
  6. setfast
  7. setfasts
  8. setfoil
  9. setfoils
  10. Setford
  11. Seth

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