Sharp-set \Sharp"-set`\, a.
Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; affected by
keen hunger; ravenous; as, an eagle or a lion sharp-set.
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The town is sharp-set on new plays. --Pope.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sharp-set
adj : extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and
sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and
ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a
predatory enemy" [syn: famished, ravenous, starved,
esurient]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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