Definition of Setbeck

Set"back` (?), n. 1. (Arch.) Offset, n., 4.

2. A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy. [U. S.]

3. A backset; a check; a repulse; a reverse; a relapse. [Colloq. U.S.]

Set"back` (?), n. 1. (Arch.) Offset, n., 4.

2. A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy. [U. S.]

3. A backset; a check; a repulse; a reverse; a relapse. [Colloq. U.S.]

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

An obstacle, delay, or disadvantage.
After some initial setbacks, the expedition went safely on its way.
The required distance between a structure and a road.
(possibly archaic) A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy.
A backset; a check; a repulse; a ; a relapse.

set back

To delay or obstruct.
I expect it will set us back by a day or so, but I think a side trip will be worthwhile.
To remove from or allow distance.
Set it back from the road by twenty or thirty feet.
(idiom) To cost money, as
How much do you suppose that fancy dress set her back?

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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