set-to

How to use set-to in a sentence

If they were to set-to to shout as soon as we had landed, our chance of getting back again would be at an end.

Why, I used to be once close to the kennel where they kept the foxhounds, and they used to set-to and sing sometimes all at once.

!TENTIONGEORGE MANVILLE FENN

So he came again, and they had another regular set-to, and the boy had another good sound thrashing.

So was his successful set-to in the brewery yard with Lefty Dinan, the Tenth street cock-of-the walk.

THE INCENDIARYW. A. (WILLIAM AUGUSTINE) LEAHY

She was as sure of that as she was sure that the sun would set to-night in the west and would rise again to-morrow in the east.

And yet I would give anything to have another set-to with him.

We must let them get over the last brush before they are depended on much for any new set-to of that sort.

THE WING-AND-WINGJ. FENIMORE COOPER

This turned out to be polite crossing of swords before duel to the death, a shaking of hands before deadly set-to without gloves.

Used to like to see a good honest set-to myself occasionally, before I became--ahem!

HALF A CHANCEFREDERIC S. ISHAM

But two or three times a year he used to set-to and drink for a week, and then school was left off till he was right.

ROBBERY UNDER ARMSTHOMAS ALEXANDER BROWNE, AKA ROLF BOLDREWOOD

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985