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ˈsettergrass Obs. exc. dial. rare.
In 4 saturgresse, 5 setyr grysse.
[f. *setter- in setterwort + grass.]
= setterwort.
a1387Sinon. Barthol. (Anecd. Oxon.) 18 Elleborus, i. saturgresse. 1483Cath. Angl. 331/2 Setyr grysse, eleborus niger, herba est. 1597Gerarde Herbal ii. ccclxi. 827 Consiligo is called in English Bearfoote, Setterwoort, and Setter⁓grasse. 1788W. H. Marshall Yorksh. II. 350 Setter⁓grass, helleborus fœtidus; a species of bear's-foot; used in making ‘setters’ or issues in cattle. 1868Atkinson Cleveland Gloss. 439 The plant setter-wort, or setter-grass. |