noun
1.
Also called Indian hemp, marijuana. a tall, coarse plant, Cannabis sativa, that is native to Asia but naturalized or cultivated in many parts of the world and is the source of a valuable fiber as well as drugs such as marijuana and hashish. Compare cannabis.
2.
the tough fiber of this plant, used for making rope, coarse fabric, etc.
3.
any of various plants resembling hemp.
4.
any of various fibers similar to hemp.
5.
a narcotic drug, as marijuana or hashish, prepared from the hemp plant.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English henep, hænep; cognate with German Hanf, Greek kánnabis
before 1000; Middle English; Old English henep, hænep; cognate with German Hanf, Greek kánnabis
Related forms
hemp·like, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | See also Indian hemp cannabis, Also called: marijuana an annual strong-smelling Asian plant, Cannabis sativa, having tough fibres, deeply lobed leaves, and small greenish flowers: family Cannabidaeceae |
| 2. | the fibre of this plant, used to make canvas, rope, etc |
| 3. | bhang cannabis hashish See marijuana any of several narcotic drugs obtained from some varieties of this plant, esp from Indian hemp |
| [Old English hænep; related to Old Norse hampr, Old High German hanaf, Greek kannabis, Dutch hennep] | |
| 'hempen | |
| —adj | |
| 'hemplike | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
hemp
O.E. hænep, from P.Gmc. *hanapiz (cf. O.S. hanap, O.N. hampr, O.H.G. hanaf, Ger. Hanf), probably a very early Gmc. borrowing of the same Scythian word that became Gk. kannabis (see cannabis). Slang sense of "marijuana" dates from 1940s; though scientific use for the
narcotic derived from hemp dates to 1870.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
Students walked, or tried to walk, across a slack hemp.
Pets can get organic, non-toxic holiday gifts made of hemp, recycled junk.
Made of environmentally friendly hemp and cotton that has been treated for water resistance.
Everything now being made from oil can be made from hemp, everything.
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