'Sharp-set' definitions:

Definition of 'sharp-set'

From: WordNet
adjective
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, sharp-set, starved, esurient]

Definition of 'Sharp-set'

From: 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. [1913 Webster]
  • The town is sharp-set on new plays. --Pope. [1913 Webster]