From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.]
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sharpie
n 1: an alert and energetic person [syn: {eager beaver}, {busy
bee}, {live wire}, {sharpie}, {sharpy}]
2: a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at
card games [syn: {cardsharp}, {card sharp}, {cardsharper},
{card sharper}, {sharper}, {sharpie}, {sharpy}, {card shark}]
3: a pen with indelible ink that will write on any surface
4: a shallow-draft sailboat with a sharp prow, flat bottom, and
triangular sail; formerly used along the northern Atlantic
coast of the United States
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