sharp (adj.) Old form(s): sharpe
[falconry] famished, hungry, starving
Luc.422[] As the grim lion fawneth o'er his prey, / Sharp hunger by the conquest satisfied
TS IV.i.176[Petruchio alone, of Katherina] My falcon now is sharp and passing empty
Ven.55[] Even as an empty eagle, sharp by fast, / Tires with her beak on feathers, flesh and bone
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