set-to

noun

A fight.

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Meanings

nounset-to (plural set-tos)

plural set-tos

  1. colloquialA fight.

    […] we two had never had a serious quarrel, though I had had many a set-to with other lads, and had twice over given Bob Chowne black eyes.

    1887, George Manville Fenn, Devon Boys

Synonyms & antonyms

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Cite this entry
APA

set-to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set-to

MLA

“set-to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set-to. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “set-to,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set-to.

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