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sharp
 adj.β€” Β«The technical term for the climber who goes first is the “leader”; that’s the climber on the “sharp” end of the ropeβ€”the end you can hurt yourself on.Β» β€”β€œA Match Made in Canada” by Michael J. Ybarra Wall Street Journal Nov. 12, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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