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sharpie definition

☆ sharpie (s̸här′pē)

noun

  1. a long, narrow, flat-bottomed New England fishing boat with a centerboard and one or two masts, each rigged with a triangular sail
  2. Informal a shrewd, cunning person, esp. a cheat

Etymology: < sharp: in sharpiesense , referring to its sharp lines

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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