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Meaning of SHARP-SET

Pronunciation:  shârp set

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[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"
 

SHARP-SET is a 9 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: esurient, famished, hungry, ravenous, starved
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sharp"-set`\, a.
Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; affected by
keen hunger; ravenous; as, an eagle or a lion sharp-set.

      The town is sharp-set on new plays.      --Pope.

 

 

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