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setted

UK

/ˈsɛtɪd/

US

/ˈsɛtɪd/

Translations

settverb

setted

Past Simple

setted

Past Simple

setted

Past Participle

setting

Gerund

UK

/sɛt/

US

/sɛt/

Chiefly British mining usage: to lease ground for mineral extraction.

Definitions

settverb

Chiefly mining, transitive: to lease (land or mineral rights) to miners under agreed conditions.

The duchy regularly setts small plots to independent prospectors.