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setted

UK
/ˈsɛtɪd/
US
/ˈsɛtɪd/
settverb

setted

Past Simple

setted
Past Simple
setted
Past Participle
setting
ing-form
UK
/sɛt/
US
/sɛt/
Chiefly British mining usage: to lease ground for mineral extraction.
Translations
concéderDans le domaine minier.
The duchy regularly setts small plots to independent prospectors.
Le duché concède régulièrement de petites parcelles à des prospecteurs indépendants.
Definitions
Chiefly mining, transitive: to lease (land or mineral rights) to miners under agreed conditions.
The duchy regularly setts small plots to independent prospectors.
settnoun
Definitions
A burrow or system of tunnels in the ground made by a badger.
The badger retreated into its sett as the sun began to rise.
A small rectangular paving stone used in road surfaces.
The old street was lined with setts, giving it a charming, rustic appearance.
In textiles, the pattern or arrangement of stripes and colours that makes up a tartan.
The designer chose a traditional clan sett for the fabric.
Mining: a piece of land or the right to work minerals in a specified area that is leased to miners under certain conditions.
He acquired a tin sett on the moor and began operations the following spring.
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