flask vs setter

flask

noun
  • A container for holding a casting mold, especially for sand casting molds. 

  • Laboratory glassware used to hold larger volumes than test tubes, normally having a narrow mouth of a standard size which widens to a flat or spherical base. 

  • A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask. 

  • A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat water in, etc. 

  • A bed in a gun carriage. 

verb
  • To invest a denture in a flask so as to produce a sectional mold. 

setter

noun
  • A shallow seggar for porcelain. 

  • One who sets something, such as a challenge or an examination. 

  • A function used to modify the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the getter. 

  • The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack. 

  • A long-haired breed of gundog. 

  • One who hunts victims for sharpers. 

  • A typesetter. 

  • One who adapts words to music in composition. 

  • A game or match that lasts a certain number of sets. 

verb
  • To cut the dewlap (of a cow or ox), and insert a seton, so as to cause an issue. 

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