sharp sighted (sharps i"ted)

1. Having quick or acute sight: as, a sharp - sighted eagle or hawk.-2. Having or proceeding from quick discernment or acute understanding: as, a sharp-sighted opponent; sharp - sighted judgment. An healthy, perfect, and sharp - sighted mind. Sir J. Davies, Immortal. of Soul, iii. Sharp's rifle. See rifle2 . sharp tail (shärp'tāl), n. 1. The sharp-tailed grouse. See Pediœcetes .-2. One of the many synallaxine birds of South America. See Synallaxinæ.-3. The pintail duck, Dafila acuta . [Local, U. S.]