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   Backset
   Back'set` (-sĕt`) noun [ Back , adverb + set .] 1. A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback. 2. Whatever is thrown back in its course, as water. « Slackwater, or the backset caused by the overfl...
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/3
   
   
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   Backset
   Back'set` transitive verb To plow again, in the fall; -- said of prairie land broken up in the spring. [ Western U.S.]
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   Backset
   • (n.) A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback. • (v. i.) To plow again, in the fall; -- said of prairie land broken up in the spring. • (n.) Whatever is thrown back in its course, as water.
   Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/backset/
   
   
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   Backset
   The horizontal distance from the face of the lock to the centre line of the cylinder, key hole, knob or lever hub.
   Found op http://www.doric.com.au/GlossaryofTerms.cfm
   
   
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   Backset
   In North American whiskies, alcohol-free liquid left at the bottom of the still after distillation (see Thin stillage) is added to the mash tub and fermenter to ward off bacterial contamination.
   Found op http://www.clanmacdougall.net/scotch1.html
   
   
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   Backset
   An American term for the liquid at the bottom of the stills after distillation. This is added to the Washback and the Mash Tun to prevent bacterial contamination.
   Found op http://www.masterofmalt.com/whisky-glossary/
   
   

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