The town is sharp-set on new plays. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sharp-set — [shärp′set′] adj. 1. having a keen desire or appetite, as for food 2. set so as to be sharp or at an acute angle … English World dictionary
sharp-set — sharp set; sharp set·ness; … English syllables
sharp-set — sharp setness, n. /shahrp set /, adj. 1. eager to satisfy the appetite, esp. for food. 2. keen or eager. 3. set to present a sharply angled edge. [1530 40] * * * … Universalium
sharp-set — /ˈʃap sɛt/ (say shahp set) adjective 1. very hungry. 2. keen or eager. 3. set to present a sharply angled edge …
sharp-set — adjective Date: 1540 archaic eager in appetite or desire … New Collegiate Dictionary
sharp-set — craving, wanting, desiring … English contemporary dictionary
sharp-set — adjective dated very hungry … English new terms dictionary
sharp-set — a. Eager, hungry, ravenous, famishing … New dictionary of synonyms
sharp-set — adjective 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, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Sharp Nemesis NXT — at Mojave Role Racing aircraft Manufa … Wikipedia
