setter

n. வைப்பவர், பொருத்துபவர், சரிசெய்பவர், பொருத்துவது, சரிசெய்வது, தூண்டுபவர், தூண்டுவது, மோப்பமுனைப்பு நாய், விறைப்பால் மோப்ப உணர்ச்சி காட்டும்நாய், மோப்ப நாய் வகை, திருடர் உள்ளாள், ஆட்களை ஏமாற்றித் திருடரிடம் கொண்டு சேர்ப்பிப்பவர், ஒற்றர்.

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Set"ter, n. 1. One who, or that which, sets; -- used mostly in composition with a noun, as typesetter; or in combination with an adverb, as a setter on (or inciter), a setter up, a setter forth. 2. (Zoöl.) Defn: A hunting dog of a special breed originally derived from a cross between the spaniel and the pointer. Modern setters are usually trained to indicate the position of game birds by standing in a fixed position, but originally they indicated it by sitting or crouching. Note: There are several distinct varieties of setters; as, the Irish, or red, setter; the Gordon setter, which is usually red or tan varied with black; and the English setter, which is variously colored, but usually white and tawny red, with or without black. 3. One who hunts victims for sharpers. Shak. 4. One who adapts words to music in composition. 5. An adornment; a decoration; -- with off. [Obs.] They come as . . . setters off of thy graces. Whitlock. 6. (Pottery) Defn: A shallow seggar for porcelain. Ure. Set"ter, v. t. Defn: To cut the dewlap (of a cow or an ox), and to insert a seton, so as to cause an issue. [Prov. Eng.]

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