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Webster 1913 Edition


Quickset

Quick′setˊ

,
Noun.
A living plant set to grow, esp. when set for a hedge; specifically, the hawthorn.

Quick′setˊ

,
Adj.
Made of quickset.
Dates and pomegranates on the
quickset
hedges.
Walpole.

Quick′setˊ

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Verb.
T.
To plant with living shrubs or trees for a hedge;
as, to
quickset
a ditch
.
Mortimer.

Webster 1828 Edition


Quickset

QUICK'SET

,
Noun.
A living plant set to grow, particularly for a hedge.

QUICK'SET

,
Verb.
T.
To plant with living shrubs or trees for a hedge or fence; as, to quickset a ditch.

Definition 2024


quickset

quickset

English

Adjective

quickset (not comparable)

  1. (of a hedge etc) Grown from cuttings planted directly into the ground

Noun

quickset (plural quicksets)

  1. The cuttings used, or the hedge produced by this method

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