sharp-set
Americanadjective
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eager to satisfy the appetite, especially for food.
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keen or eager.
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set to present a sharply angled edge.
adjective
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set to give an acute cutting angle
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keenly hungry
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keen or eager
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of sharp-set
First recorded in 1530–40
Example Sentences
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He will not refuse, being always sharp-set for a cup.
From Under the Rose by Frederic Stewart Isham
"Such sharp-set cattle should bring their provender with them," replied the domestic, as she went about increasing her store of provision in compliance with her master's directions.
From Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's by John P. Kennedy
But once the breakfast-things cleared away, he found Stair as sharp-set as a terrier at a rat-hole, as it were, nosing after knowledge.
From Patsy by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
But I am sure that, sharp-set on his love matter, like a beast that hunts nose-down on a hot trail, Wat Gordon had no memory for the decorations of the Netherbow.
From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
And presently, first removing his cap and saying his grace in a devout fashion, he sat down and began to eat with an evidently sharp-set appetite.
From Ravensdene Court by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
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