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单词 sharp end
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sharp end
sharp end n. Nautical slang the bows of a ship; also transferred, the front line, the centre of activity; esp. in at the sharp end.
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the world > space > place > [noun] > from which operations are carried on
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sharp end1948
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > fore part of vessel > [noun]
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sharp end1948
1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang 166 Sharp end, the, the bows of the ship... (Navy.) (2) Hence, at the sharp end..at the front, well forward.
1973 D. Francis Slay-ride i. 9 Arne pointed the sharp end back... The dinghy slapped busily through the little waves.
1976 New Scientist 28 Oct. 230/2 Within a few months I was appointed financial controller... But I still wasn't at the sharp end.
1980 A. Price Hour of Donkey ii. 36 The distant sound of bombing indicated that he was very close to the sharp end of the war.
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