Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Build; bearing; carriage.
- noun In metallurgy, the steam-ram of the squeezer, which operates on the ball of iron from the puddling-furnace.
- noun In baking, one of the wooden scantlings placed like a frame around the loaves in the oven to hold them in position.
- noun A favorable arrangement of the balls in billiards, croquet, etc., especially when left so by one player for the next.
- noun A treat.
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- noun Alternative form of
setup .
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Examples
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In late May, both Obama and Vice President Biden sent out e-mails about Sotomayor to their supporters using the e-mail list of Organizing for America, an organization affiliated with the Democratic National Committee that was set-up to continue the grassroots work of the millions who supported Obama during the presidential campaign.
Obama uses his White House e-mail list to praise Sotomayor 2009
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And you can, without question, make your kid's world very, very good outside of the traditional family set-up.
Jonathan Weiler: A Divorced Couple's Perspective on Raising a Child, Part I Jonathan Weiler 2011
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This changed recently, however, when HDTV came along and one of the options you can select during set-up is alternative captioning services.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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"Interstellar Signals" had more gravitas, with Mr. Colley playing arco bass and Mr. Rogers extracting theremin-like sounds from his floorboard electronics set-up.
The Sound Way Down in the Underground Will Friedwald 2011
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He will be working with the scouting set-up and also on transfers.
Rangers appoint Gordon Smith as their new director of football 2011
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This changed recently, however, when HDTV came along and one of the options you can select during set-up is alternative captioning services.
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Mr. Smith said he frequently cooked in that temporary set-up for about seven years, before eventually installing a new kitchen with his wife, Charlotte.
A Very Personalized Loft Sushil Cheema 2011
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But while the Blue Course looks more daunting than ever, it will be a set-up familiar to many Americans on the PGA Tour, where dozens of courses have gone under the Open Doctor's knife.
Hoping for Open Doctor's Cure Ed Brockner 2011
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France 24 said it didn't rule out that it was the victim of a set-up.
Syrian Ambassador's Identity 'Usurped' David Gauthier-Villars 2011
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Why does the storyline function as a handbook for aspiring Green Lanterns they're the elite guardians of the universe and a set-up for a sequel, but not as a coherent adventure with appealing characters?
'Buck': Champion Tale of a Horse Guru Joe Morgenstern 2011
ecbrenner commented on the word set-up
An optional account feature that allows for the contact's guaranteed withdrawal balance to increase to a higher guaranteed minimum balance value on a specific date.
April 14, 2009