"set-to" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: set-tos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} set-to (plural set-tos)
  1. (colloquial) A fight. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-set-to-en-noun-MFJq-0PA

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1887, George Manville Fenn, Devon Boys",
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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