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▪ I. quick-set, n.2 (See quot.)
1852P. Parley's Ann. 174 What are technically called quick-sets, which consist of a screw and a nut, provided with a large hook at the top, and a small pointed hook at the bottom. ▪ II. quick-set, a.2|ˈkwɪksɛt| [f. quick adv. + set v.] 1. Also quickset. Applied to a type of surveyor's level in which the foot-screws in the levelling head are replaced by a ball and socket joint to facilitate quick setting.
1930S. W. Perrott Surveying for Schools xiv. 114 In the case of the Quickset level, there are no foot-screws, the telescope and bubble being set approximately level by a ball and socket joint. 1948B. G. Manton Highway Surveying & Setting Out iii. 58 Many instruments of the ‘quick-set’ type are fitted with a prismatic device which enables the bubble position to be seen from the eye⁓piece end of the telescope. 1971R. J. P. Wilson Land Surveying x. 215 The essential difference between the quickset level and other types is that it is a tilting level without footscrews in the levelling head. 2. That hardens or dries quickly.
1967Karch & Buber Offset Processes vii. 266 Quick⁓set inks are also used when printing on coated paper stock. 1970R. Johnston Black Camels of Qashran xi. 178 The quickset cement was dry and hard. |