Definition of "setts" []

• Plural form of sett. (noun)

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• "He makes us see and hear with him the tens of thousands of stone cutters and the ring of their tools squaring the "setts"; and then one platoon after another stepping forward and laying down its row of stones followed by rank after rank of men with the paviours 'rammers, which rise and fall at the sweep of the band-master's rods, keeping time in a stately music as they advance; the continuous falling and crashing of the trees as other thousands of hands ply the axes along the lines, that creep, slowly, but visibly, on through the"
• "Twenty sturdy wire cage traps are placed close to setts."
• "Ancient hedgerows provide perfect cover for labyrinthine setts, while earthworm-rich meadows are perfect hunting grounds."