setting pole

setting pole
noun
: a pole usually having a steel tip and used for pushing boats along in shallow water

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  • Setting pole — Setting Set ting, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set) of a current. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of marking… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Setting — Set ting, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set) of a current. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of marking the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Setting dog — Setting Set ting, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set) of a current. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of marking… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Setting rule — Setting Set ting, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set) of a current. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of marking… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Pole-sitting — is the practice of sitting on a pole for extended lengths of time, generally used as a test of endurance. A small platform may be placed at the top of the pole.Pole sitting is related to the ancient ascetic discipline of Stylitism, or column… …   Wikipedia

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