Meanings
verbset up one's rest (third-person singular simple present sets up one's rest, present participle setting up one's rest, simple past and past participle set up one's rest)
present singular third person sets up one's rest · participle present setting up one's rest · alternative set one's rest
- obsoleteTo have a settled determination.
Origin
From an old card game in which the phrase described a player's intention to stand or rest upon his hand.
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APA
set up one's rest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20up%20one's%20rest
MLA
“set up one's rest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20up%20one's%20rest. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “set up one's rest,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20up%20one's%20rest.
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