quickset
(adjective) grown from cuttings planted directly in the ground; “a quickset hawthorn hedge”
quickset
(noun) cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines; “a quickset of a vine planted in a vineyard”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
quickset (not comparable)
(of a hedge etc) Grown from cuttings planted directly into the ground
quickset (plural quicksets)
The cuttings used, or the hedge produced by this method
• quickest
Source: Wiktionary
Quick"set`, n.
Definition: A living plant set to grow, esp. when set for a hedge; specifically, the hawthorn.
Quick"set`, a.
Definition: Made of quickset. Dates and pomegranates on the quickset hedges. Walpole.
Quick"set`, v. t.
Definition: To plant with living shrubs or trees for a hedge; as, to quickset a ditch. Mortimer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 February 2025
(noun) the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; “the state has lowered its income tax”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
