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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
sharp-set
    adj 1: 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" [syn: famished, ravenous, sharp-set,
           starved, esurient]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sharp-set \Sharp"-set`\, a.
   Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; affected by
   keen hunger; ravenous; as, an eagle or a lion sharp-set.
   [1913 Webster]

         The town is sharp-set on new plays.      --Pope.
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