The difference between Dog and Setter

When used as nouns, dog means a mammal, canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding, whereas setter means one who sets something, especially a typesetter.

When used as verbs, dog means to pursue with the intent to catch, whereas setter means to cut the dewlap (of a cow or ox), and insert a seton, so as to cause an issue.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dog and Setter

  1. Dog as a noun:

    A mammal, Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding.

    Examples:

    "The dog barked all night long."

  2. Dog as a noun:

    A male dog, wolf or fox, as opposed to a bitch (often attributive).

  3. Dog as a noun (slang, derogatory):

    A dull, unattractive girl or woman.

    Examples:

    "She’s a real dog."

  4. Dog as a noun (slang):

    A man (derived from definition 2).

    Examples:

    "You lucky dog!"

    "He's a silly dog."

  5. Dog as a noun (slang, derogatory):

    A coward.

    Examples:

    "Come back and fight, you dogs!"

  6. Dog as a noun (derogatory):

    Someone who is morally reprehensible.

    Examples:

    "You dirty dog."

  7. Dog as a noun (slang):

    A sexually aggressive man (cf. horny).

  8. Dog as a noun:

    Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection.

  9. Dog as a noun:

    A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet-wheel, to restrain the back action; a click or pawl. (See also: ratchet, windlass)

  10. Dog as a noun:

    A metal support for logs in a fireplace.

    Examples:

    "The dogs were too hot to touch."

  11. Dog as a noun (cartomancy):

    The eighteenth Lenormand card.

  12. Dog as a noun:

    A hot dog.

  13. Dog as a noun (poker, _, slang):

    Underdog.

  14. Dog as a noun (slang, almost always, _, in the plural):

    Foot.

    Examples:

    "uxi My dogs are barking! My feet hurt!"

  15. Dog as a noun (Cockney rhyming slang):

    (from "dog and bone") Phone or mobile phone.

    Examples:

    "My dog is dead. My mobile-phone battery has run out of charge and is no longer able to function."

  16. Dog as a noun:

    One of the cones used to divide up a racetrack when training horses.

  1. Dog as a verb (transitive):

    To pursue with the intent to catch.

  2. Dog as a verb (transitive):

    To follow in an annoying or harassing way.

    Examples:

    "The woman cursed him so that trouble would dog his every step."

  3. Dog as a verb (transitive, nautical):

    To fasten a hatch securely.

    Examples:

    "It is very important to dog down these hatches..."

  4. Dog as a verb (intransitive, emerging usage in, _, British):

    To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place.

    Examples:

    "I admit that I like to dog at my local country park."

  5. Dog as a verb (intransitive, transitive):

    To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.

    Examples:

    "A surprise inspection of the night shift found that some workers were dogging it."

  1. Setter as a noun:

    One who sets something, especially a typesetter.

    Examples:

    "The exam was so hard we assumed the question setter must have been in a bad mood."

    "Some crossword setters work for various newspapers under different pseudonyms."

  2. Setter as a noun:

    A long-haired breed of gundog (Wikipedia).

    Examples:

    "She has a spaniel and a red setter."

  3. Setter as a noun (volleyball):

    The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.

  4. Setter as a noun (object-oriented programming):

    A function used to modify the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the getter.

  5. Setter as a noun (sports, in combinations):

    A game or match that lasts a certain number of sets.

  6. Setter as a noun:

    One who hunts victims for sharpers.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  7. Setter as a noun:

    One who adapts words to music in composition.

  8. Setter as a noun:

    A shallow seggar for porcelain.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Ure"

  1. Setter as a verb (UK, dialect, transitive):

    To cut the dewlap (of a cow or ox), and insert a seton, so as to cause an issue.

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