hesitation set
false set, early stiffening, hesitation set, plaster set, premature stiffening, rubber set
The rapid development of rigidity in a freshly mixed portland cement paste, mortar, or concrete without the generation of much heat; this rigidity can be dispelled and plasticity regained by further mixing without addition of water.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The deceased without
hesitation set about helping her, pulling you away.
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