Usually means: Pointed tip used for piercing.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (sharp end)

noun:  (informal, nautical) The bow of a ship.
noun:  (figurative) The most difficult or dangerous aspect of something.
noun:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sharp, end.

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