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set on
verb
- preposition to cause to attack
they set the dogs on him
- adverb to instigate or incite; urge
he set the child on to demand food
Idioms and Phrases
Also, set upon .Example Sentences
When at rest, the tail ought to assume a scimitar-like curve, and under excitement carried on a level with its set-on .
Many local swellings can be dispersed through the insertion of either a set-on or a rowel.
Note: The preferred tail should not exceed in length approximately half the distance from set-on to hock.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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