What is to have a certain direction in motion; to flow; to move on; to tend; as, the current sets to the north; the tide sets to the windward called?
set — To have a certain direction in motion; to flow; to move on; to tend; as, the current sets to the north; the tide sets to the windward. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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