[f. as prec. + SET v.]
† 1. To set upon in the rear. Obs.
1573. Anderson, Exp. Benedictus, 71 b (T.). The Israelites … [were] backset with Pharaoh’s whole power.
2. (in U.S.) To re-plow in the autumn prairie-land plowed for the first time in the spring.
1883. Lisbon (Dakota) Star, Sept. Contracts for large or small areas of backsetting or stubble plowing. Ibid. (1884), 10 Oct. Farmers are engaged in plowing and backseiting.
