Backset — Defs

01 n. A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.

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A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.
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Whatever is thrown back in its course, as water.
“Slackwater, or the backset caused by the overflow.” — Harper's Mag.

02 v. t. To plow again, in the fall; -- said of prairie land broken up in the spring.

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To plow again, in the fall; -- said of prairie land broken up in the spring.[Western U.S.]