SHARPIE

sharpie

(noun) a shallow-draft sailboat with a sharp prow, flat bottom, and triangular sail; formerly used along the northern Atlantic coast of the United States

Sharpie

(noun) a pen with indelible ink that will write on any surface

cardsharp, card sharp, cardsharper, card sharper, sharper, sharpie, sharpy, card shark

(noun) a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sharpie (plural sharpies)

(colloquial) An alert person.

(US, regional) A knowledgeable fisherman.

(US) A swindler.

(US) A long, narrow fishing boat used in shallow waters.

(birdwatching) Clipping of sharp-shinned hawk.

(Australia) A member of a violent, fashionably dressed youth gang of the 1960s and 1970s.

Synonym: sharp

A Sharpie or other brand of felt-tipped marker pen.

Anagrams

• Shar Pei, harpies, sephira, shar-pei, spheria

Noun

Sharpie (plural Sharpies)

A brand of felt-tipped marker pen.

Anagrams

• Shar Pei, harpies, sephira, shar-pei, spheria

Source: Wiktionary


Sharp"ie, n. (Naut.)

Definition: 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.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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