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settering

settering is the present participle and gerund of setter.

Meaning of setter

Verb

setter (third-person singular simple present setters, present participle settering, simple past and past participle settered)

  1. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To cut the dewlap (of a cow or ox), and insert a seton, so as to cause an issue.

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Questions about settering

What is settering the present participle and gerund of?
Settering is the present participle and gerund of setter.

Words near settering in the dictionary

  1. setter up
  2. setter-up
  3. settered
  4. Setterfield
  5. Setterfields
  6. settering
  7. setterlike
  8. setters
  9. setters-up
  10. setterwort
  11. setterworts

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