setfast

English

Etymology

From set +‎ fast.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛtfɑːst/

Noun

setfast (plural setfasts)

1. A tumour on a horse's back.
   • 2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 8:

     Her brother Clint had bought a horse and saddle off that pastor and there had been a setfast under the blanket nearly the size of a griddle cake.

Anagrams

• Fassett, fastest