Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SHARP-SET
SHARP'-POINT-EDSHARP'-SHOOT-ER
SHARP-SET, a. [sharp and set.]
- Eager in appetite; affected by keen hunger; ravenous; as, an eagle or a lion sharp-set. – Brown.
- Eager in desire of gratification. The town is sharp-set on new plays. – Pope.
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