fimble

[ fim-buh l ]

/ ˈfɪm bəl /

noun

the male or staminate plant of hemp, which is harvested before the female or pistillate plant.

Words nearby fimble

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Origin of fimble

1400–50; late Middle English femaille (hempe) female (hemp)

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Examples from the Web for fimble

Fimble, fim′bl, n. the male plant of hemp, yielding a weaker and shorter fibre than the Carl hemp or female plant.
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British Dictionary definitions for fimble

fimble

/ (ˈfɪmbəl) /

noun

the male plant of the hemp, which matures before the female plant

Word Origin for fimble

C15: from Middle Dutch femeel, from Old French chanvre femelle female hemp, from chanvre hemp + femelle female

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