From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48: Setback \Set"back`\ (s[e^]t"b[a^]k`), n. 1. (Arch.) Offset, n., 4. [1913 Webster] 2. A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] 3. A reversal of progress in an endeavor; a reverse; a backset; a check; a repulse; a relapse. [Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster]
Setback \Set"back`\ (s[e^]t"b[a^]k`), n. 1. (Arch.) Offset, n., 4. [1913 Webster]
2. A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]
3. A reversal of progress in an endeavor; a reverse; a backset; a check; a repulse; a relapse. [Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster]