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Quickset [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A living plant set to grow, particularly for a hedge.

Quickset [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To plant with living shrubs or trees for a hedge or fence; as, to quickset a ditch.

Quickset [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Made of quickset.

Quickset [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A living plant set to grow, esp. when set for a hedge; specifically, the hawthorn.

Quickset [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To plant with living shrubs or trees for a hedge; as, to quickset a ditch.