ˈsettergrass Obs. exc. dial. rare.
In 4 saturgresse, 5 setyr grysse.
[f. *setter- in setterwort + grass.]
= setterwort.
| a 1387 Sinon. Barthol. (Anecd. Oxon.) 18 Elleborus, i. saturgresse. 1483 Cath. Angl. 331/2 Setyr grysse, eleborus niger, herba est. 1597 Gerarde Herbal ii. ccclxi. 827 Consiligo is called in English Bearfoote, Setterwoort, and Setter⁓grasse. 1788 W. H. Marshall Yorksh. II. 350 Setter⁓grass, helleborus fœtidus; a species of bear's-foot; used in making ‘setters’ or issues in cattle. 1868 Atkinson Cleveland Gloss. 439 The plant setter-wort, or setter-grass. |