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square set

square set

[′skwer ‚set]
(mining engineering)
A set of timbers composed of a cap, girt, and post which meet so as to form a solid 90° angle; they are so framed at the intersection as to form a compression joint, and join with three other similar sets.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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