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sharp
adj.
308 quotations in 14 senses
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(a) Of a weapon, tool, etc.: sharp of edge, keen; of a spear, pick, needle, thorn, etc.: sharp of point; also
fig.
[quot.: c1400
Bk.Mother
38/27]; (b) in proverbial or traditional comparisons; --…
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