hashish
Americannoun
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the flowering tops and leaves of the hemp plant, smoked, chewed, or drunk as a narcotic and intoxicant.
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the dried resinous exudate of the flowering tops of the hemp plant, containing more of the psychoactive ingredient THC than is found in marijuana.
noun
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a purified resinous extract of the dried flower tops of the female hemp plant, used as a hallucinogenic See also cannabis
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any hallucinogenic substance prepared from this resin
Etymology
Origin of hashish
First recorded in 1590–1600; from Arabic hashīsh, literally, “dry vegetation” (e.g., hay)
Example Sentences
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Saib Abu Hashish said he has been trapped on the ground floor of his family home along with 27 others in Gaza City.
From Washington Times • Nov. 13, 2023
Hashish told ABC that evidence that Blair died because of an accident appeared thin.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2023
"If something affects the brain, it affects every other part of the body," Hashish says.
From Salon • Jan. 12, 2023
Lawrence A. Hashish, a lawyer in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., who said he represented Mr. Gogic, told USA Today that the charges “came as a surprise.”
From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2022
The opening story envisages Iraq divided into the "Islamic Empire of Wadi Hashish", run by extremists who eschew all digital media, and the fortress-like "American Annex of Sulaymania".
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2016
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