set (sharp set)

Having a sharp ap petite. What was still more were content to live upon themselves was so new to us, that we could not eat it, sharp set as we were. more unfortunate, the fare which they B. Hall , Travels in North America, II. 178. sharp-shinned (shärp's hind), a. Having slender shanks: specifically noting a hawk, Acci piter fusc us , one of the two commonest of the small hawks of North America. The adults are dark-plumbous or slate-gray above, barred transversely Sharp-shinned Hawk ( Accipiter fusc us); adult female. below with rufous on a white ground, and marked lengthwise with blackish shaft-lines. The tail is cro ed with four blackish bars and tipped with whitish; the primaries are also barred or indented. The male is 10 or 12 inches long, and 21 in extent of wings; the female, 12 or 14 inches long, and 254 in extent. sharp-shod (shärp's hod), a. Having shoes with calks or sharp spikes for safety in moving over ice: correlated with rough -shod, smooth-shod. sharp-shooter (shärp'shö"ter), n. 1. One skilled in shooting with firearms, especially with the rifle; specifically, in military use, a skirmisher, or the occupant of a rifle-pit, posted to cut off outlying parties of the enemy, artillerists, or the like, or to prevent approach by the enemy to a ford or other object of importance. -2. A swift, clipper-built schooner. [Ma achusetts.]