receiving set
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of receiving set
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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With both receivers off to historic starts and the addition of the 17th game to the schedule, Calvin Johnson’s record of 1,964 yards receiving set in 2012 is in danger of being broken.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2023
He broke Speedy Thomas’ franchise rookie record of 177 yards receiving, set in a 1969 game at Denver.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2021
With three games left, he is 303 yards from breaking Rice's single-season mark of 1,848 yards receiving set in 1995 with the San Francisco 49ers.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2012
The hostelry turns into a scandal, and Actress Merman, by getting some carborundum in her teeth, turns into a radio receiving set.
From Time Magazine Archive
This gives him the desire to be able to hear such stations also and he then buys a receiving set which uses the "audion-bulb" for detecting, or rectifying the incoming waves.
From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.
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