SHARP-SET - Definition

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"

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	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.