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QUICKSET
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
Adjective
quickset (not comparable)
(of a hedge etc) Grown from cuttings planted directly into the ground
Noun
quickset (plural quicksets)
The cuttings used, or the hedge produced by this method
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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
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