set p ppl Cp EDD ~ v 2 (8) (c) 'to make stiff and cramped' for sense 1.
1 Phr set fast: solidly frozen; FAST.
1842 JUKES i, 148 He had never seen the southern part near the
island 'set fast,' or sufficiently frozen over to enable him to cross.
2 Comb set wood: wood which is just starting to dry out (P
195-67).
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