noun
Meaning 1
A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
backset
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CMU ARPABET: B AE1 K S EH2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Whatever is thrown back in its course, such as water.
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verb
Meaning 3
To plow again in the fall; said of prairie land broken up in the spring.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, Western, especially
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History
Etymology
From back + set.