SHARP (having a point)
ADJECTIVES
► JAGGIE ► JAGGY prickly, sharp-pointed, piercing → 1788 Sc.
► PICKED sharp-pointed → 1791 Amer. dial.
► SHARP ENOUGH TO SPLIT THE HAIR ON A GNAT’S ASS very sharp → 1954 Amer. dial.
NOUNS
► CACUMINATION a making sharp at the top → 1678 obs.
► PUNCTURE a sharp point or edge → 1598 obs.
VERBS
► CACUMINATE to make sharp; to form into a sharp top like a pyramid → 1656 obs.
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