I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: back (III) + set
1. : setback
a backset in his own personal finances — F.W.Crofts
get out of bed too soon after an illness and suffer a backset
2. : an eddy or countercurrent of water
3. : the distance from the face of a lock to the center of the keyhole
II. transitive verb
Etymology: back (II) + set
West : to plow again in the fall (prairie land broken up in the spring)