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Also, set upon. Attack or assail, as in The dog set at the postman, or The hyenas set upon the wounded lion. The first term dates from the early 1400s, the variant from the late 1300s.

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Words nearby set at

set an example, set apart, set a precedent, setaria, set-aside, set at, set at rest, setback, set back on one's heels, set back the clock, set by
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