sett

American  

[set] / sɛt /

noun

1. Also called pitcher.  a small, rectangular paving stone.

2. Also called stake.  a handheld tool that is struck by a hammer to shape or deform a metal object.

3. Also the distinctively colored pattern of crisscrossed lines and stripes against a background in which a Scottish tartan is woven.

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sett British  

/ sɛt /

noun

1. a small rectangular paving block made of stone, such as granite, used to provide a durable road surface Compare cobblestone

2. the burrow of a badger

3. 1. a square in a pattern of tartan

   2. the pattern itself

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Etymology

Origin of sett

First recorded in 1870–75; variant of set

Example Sentences

The hotel has been approached for a comment, but said on its Facebook page the site was not an ancient woodland and there were no setts.

From BBC

Parts of Graham Snell, 71, were found down a badger sett, in a communal bin, and in woodland in Chesterfield.

From BBC

Finds include previously unknown evidence of several badger setts within a mile of the city's Market Square.

From BBC

Some setts have a section that is used as a bathroom.

From The Guardian

They then spread infection further afield when they return to their setts outside the cull areas.

From BBC