Definition of setwork
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: embroidery used on tapestry
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: two-coat plastering on lath
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: boatbuilding in which abutting strakes are battened inside
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setworks plural
: the mechanism on a sawmill carriage by means of which a log is advanced towards the saw after each cut
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“Setwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/setwork. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021.
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