quickset
Americannoun
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a plant or cutting, especially of hawthorn, set to grow, as in a hedge.
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such plants collectively.
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a hedge of such plants.
adjective
noun
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a plant or cutting, esp of hawthorn, set so as to form a hedge
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such plants or cuttings collectively
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a hedge composed of such plants
adjective
Etymology
Origin of quickset
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at quick, set
Example Sentences
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Soon they reached the road and Hazel halted among the quickset on top of the nearer bank.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
The hedge on this side was as thick and matted a quickset as ever grew.
From Maid of the Mist by John Oxenham
The little garden a-bloom in front was encircled by a white paling fence and a quickset hedge.
From A Woman's Burden by Fergus Hume
As the English were the assailants, the precaution of posting the archers behind the quickset hedge would have proved unnecessary.
From The Battaile of Agincourt by Richard Garnett
On commons and reclaimed land they took the place of the quickset hedges seen around richer farm lands.
From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Alice Morse Earle
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