set on

verb

set on; setting on; sets on

Definition of set on

(Entry 1 of 3)

transitive verb

1 : attack

2a obsolete : promote

b : to urge (an animal, such as a dog) to attack or pursue

c : to incite to action : instigate

d : to set to work

intransitive verb

: go on, advance

Seton

biographical name (1)

Se·ton | \ ˈsē-tᵊn

Definition of Seton (Entry 2 of 3)

Saint Elizabeth Ann 1774–1821 Mother Seton née Bayley American religious leader

Seton

biographical name (2)

Definition of Seton (Entry 3 of 3)

Ernest Thompson 1860–1946 originally surname Thompson American (English-born) writer and illustrator

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without warning, bandits would set on unwary merchants as they traveled along the Silk Road

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seton

noun

se·ton | \ ˈsēt-ᵊn

Medical Definition of seton

: one or more threads or horsehairs or a strip of linen introduced beneath the skin by a knife or needle to provide drainage or formerly to produce or prolong inflammation

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