QUICKSET


Meaning of QUICKSET in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: Middle English quyksette, from quyk, quik quick + sette, set set — more at quick , set

1.

a. : living slips or cuttings of a plant set in the ground to grow ; especially : slips or cuttings (as of hawthorn) used for a hedge

enclosed the ground with a single row of quickset — Robert Southey

b. : a single slip or cutting of a plant

when a quickset of a vine is planted in a vineyard — Philemon Holland

2. chiefly Britain : quickset hedge

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