sharp-set

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SH'ARP-SET, adjective [sharp and set.] 1. Eager in appetite; affected by keen hunger; ravenous; as an eagle or a lion sharp-set. 2. Eager in the desire for gratification. The town is sharp-set on new plays. Pope.
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