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Shairp

[ shairp, shahrp ]

/ ʃɛərp, ʃɑrp /

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noun

John Campbell "Principal Shairp", 1819–85, English critic, poet, and educator.

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Words nearby Shairp

shahtoosh, shaikh, Shaikhi, Shaikhism, shaʿir, Shairp, Shaitan, Shaiva, Shak., Shaka, shake

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How to use Shairp in a sentence

Mrs. Shairp, the housekeeper, with whom he was a favourite, uttered a startled exclamation at his appearance.
Under False Pretences|Adeline Sergeant
With the first two her words were sacred, but Mrs. Shairp, though kindly enough, was not so trustworthy.
Under False Pretences|Adeline Sergeant
I think Shairp in his "Essays," gives a good critique as far as it goes on the philosophical and religious manner of our day.
Life of John Coleridge Patteson|Charlotte M. Yonge
If our throats are to be cut, let it be with a shairp knife, and not with a blunt hedge shears.'
Micah Clarke|Arthur Conan Doyle

Professor Shairp says that now and then he used to go to hear him lecture. '
James Frederick Ferrier|Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane