Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Quickset · Quick·set · IPA n. a. v. t. 01 n. A living plant set to grow, esp. when set for a hedge; specifically, the hawthorn. 1. A living plant set to grow, esp. when set for a hedge; specifically, the hawthorn. 02 a. Made of quickset. 1. Made of quickset. “Dates and pomegranates on the quickset hedges.” — Walpole. 03 v. t. To plant with living shrubs or trees for a hedge; as, to quickset a ditch. 1. To plant with living shrubs or trees for a hedge; as, to quickset a ditch.