smart

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

Quick; active; intelligent. 'He is a smart business man.' The word appears to be not now used in this sense in England, although Johnson gives several meanings very nearly allied to it. The corresponding English term is clever.

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Smart
·vt To cause a smart in. II. Smart ·vi Vigorous; sharp; severe. III. Smart ·vi Efficient; vigorous...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
smart
Spruce, fine: as smart as a carrot new scraped. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
smart
Ready, active, and intelligent. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Smart, Christopher
(1722-1771) Poet, s. of the steward to Lord Vane, was b. at Shipbourne, Kent, and by the bounty of ...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
smart money
Money allowed to soldiers or sailors for the loss of a limb, or other hurt received in the service. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
smart chance
1) A good opportunity; a fair chance. A vulgar expression. He has a smart chance of getting a bette...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
smart sprinkle
A good deal; a good many. Used in the interior of the Western States. In answer to some query about...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
smart-money
A pension given to a wounded man, according to the extent of the injury and his rank. Thus a lieuten...

The Sailor's Word-Book
smart-ticket
The certificate from a captain and surgeon, by which only the smart-money is obtainable. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book