Sharp-set

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sharp-set
       adj : 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}, {starved},
              {esurient}]