Citations:downsetter


 * 1828, James Hogg, Mary Burnet
 * As soon as old Andrew came home, his wife and he, as was natural, instantly began to converse on the events of the preceding night; and in the course of their conversation Andrew said, "Gudeness be about us' Jean, was not yon an awfu' speech o' our bairn's to young Jock Allanson last night?" "Ay, it was a downsetter, gudeman, and spoken like a good Christian lass."