growler vs setter

growler

noun
  • A person, creature or thing that growls. 

  • A fish of the perch family, abundant in North American rivers, so named from the sound it emits. 

  • A pork pie. 

  • A small iceberg or ice floe which is barely visible over the surface of the water. 

  • A kind of jug used to carry beer (in current usage, a 2-liter or 64-ounce container with or without a handle; sometimes extended to similarly shaped 32-ounce jug, but not bottles). 

  • A device for checking electrical equipment for short circuits etc. 

  • A horse-drawn cab with four wheels. 

  • The vulva. 

setter

noun
  • A long-haired breed of gundog. 

  • 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. 

  • One who hunts victims for sharpers. 

  • A typesetter. 

  • One who adapts words to music in composition. 

  • A shallow seggar for porcelain. 

  • 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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