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Meanings of sharp-set in English

Extremely hungry.

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        Usage of sharp-set in English
        1
        But I was wakeful now and my mind was sharp-set on many things.
        Greenmantle
        2
        Yonder Abbot is sharp-set, and I doubt whether letters will satisfy his appetite.
        The Lady of Blossholme
        3
        The face, sunk away to skin clinging on sharp-set bones, was turned in profile.
        The Emigrant Trail
        4
        Bein' here all night, I expect ye be purty sharp-set, the whole on ye.
        Nan Sherwood's Winter Holidays; Or, Rescuing the Runaways
        5
        Perhaps it was their sharp-set appetites that made them think the food tasted unusually fine.
        The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron : or, the Struggle for...
        6
        The faces, scared or sharp-set, of the worshippers fronted the glory open-mouthed, but all dull.
        The Forest Lovers
        7
        I am sharp-set, he said, and indeed he ate with the zeal of a plough-lad.
        The Yeoman Adventurer
        8
        It was an awkward business to have to explain things to that sharp-set old woman.
        The Magic Egg, and Other Stories
        9
        We had given our own provisions to the half-famished crew, and were becoming very sharp-set ourselves.
        Salt Water: The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midsh...
        10
        He never failed to carry a portion to his mother, sharp-set as he always was himself.
        Hurricane Hurry
        11
        However, here I am, and shall be mighty glad of some food, for I'm desperately sharp-set.
        In New Granada; Or, Heroes and Patriots
        12
        Sir Oliver'll be home to sup with a sharp-set appetite-'tisthe only difference fighting ever made to he.
        The Sea-Hawk
        13
        Delay and silence he knew would make Gandia the more sharp-set, and your sharp-set, impatient fellow is seldom cautious.
        The Historical Nights' Entertainment: First Series
        14
        Well, when you are sharp-set, and you eat and satisfy yourself, everything looks pretty different from what it done before.
        The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
        15
        To tell the truth, I'm sharp-set, and I know you always have a bite of something appetizing about that time.
        The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales
        16
        I know ye're sharp-set.
        The Red Acorn