What does "setback" mean?
Setback: A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy. [U. S.]
Additional senses
- 2.A backset; a check; a repulse; a reverse; a relapse. [Colloq. U.S.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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