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sharpie - 4 dictionary results

sharp⋅ie

[shahr-pee]
–noun
1. sharper.
2. a very alert person.
3. Slang. an ostentatiously stylish person.
Also, sharpy.


Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; sharp + -ie

sharp⋅er

[shahr-per]
–noun
1. a shrewd swindler.
2. a professional gambler.
Also, sharpie.


Origin:
1560–70; sharp + -er 1
sharp·ie   (shär'pē)   
n.   pl. sharp·ies
  1. A long, narrow, flatbottom fishing boat having a centerboard and one or two masts, each rigged with a triangular sail.
    1. An alert, quick-witted person.
    2. A sharper.

[From sharp.]

Sharpie

Sharp"ie\, n. (Naut.) A long, sharp, flat-bottomed boat, with one or two masts carrying a triangular sail. They are often called Fair Haven sharpies, after the place on the coast of Connecticut where they originated. [Local, U.S.]
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