hashish

[ hash-eesh, -ish, ha-sheesh, hah- ]

/ ˈhæʃ iʃ, -ɪʃ, hæˈʃiʃ, hɑ- /

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noun

the flowering tops and leaves of Indian hemp smoked, chewed, or drunk as a narcotic and intoxicant.

the dried resinous exudate of the flowering tops of this plant, containing larger amounts of the active ingredient.

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Also hash·eesh

[hah-sheesh, hah-sheesh]. /ˈhɑ ʃiʃ, hɑˈʃiʃ/.

Origin of hashish

First recorded in 1590–1600, hashish is from the Arabic word hashīsh literally, dry vegetation (e.g., hay)

Words nearby hashish

hasher, hashhead, hash house, Hashimite, hashing, hashish, hash key, hash mark, hash over, hash-slinger, hash table

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How to use hashish in a sentence

Officials at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport in February detained Brittney Griner after customs inspectors allegedly found hashish oil in her luggage.
Brittney Griner appeals 9-year prison sentence|Michael K. Lavers|August 15, 2022|Washington Blade
Her sentence came nearly six months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport in February for possession of a vape cartridge with hashish oil.
Russia "ready to discuss" prisoner swap for Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan|Jacob Knutson|August 5, 2022|Axios
Officials at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport in February detained Brittney Griner after customs inspectors allegedly found hashish oil in her luggage.
Russian court convicts Brittney Griner|Michael K. Lavers|August 4, 2022|Washington Blade
Although they do not identify her by name, officials say inspectors found vape cartridges that contained hashish oil in her luggage at the Sheremetyevo airport.
Brittney Griner’s wife thanks fans for support during Russia detainment|Dawn Ennis|March 6, 2022|Washington Blade

Karim Abu Hashish took his wife and four kids to an UNRWA school shelter on the edge of Beit Lahiya.
Under American Bombs in Gaza|Jesse Rosenfeld|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Marijuana plantations and hashish production are, of course, nothing new in Lebanon.
Hezbollah Profits From Hash as Syria Goes to Pot|Alberto Mucci|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An Arab legend has it that the intoxicating effects of hashish were discovered by an ascetic monk in 1155.
The Chronic Chronicles: A History of Pot|Roger Roffman|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
John Greenleaf Whittier was one of the first American writers to deal with the subject when he published The Hashish in 1854.
The Chronic Chronicles: A History of Pot|Roger Roffman|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Netherlands will outlaw hashish, though Dutch cannabis will still be permitted.
Dutch May Ban Hash but Would Permit Dutch Cannabis Use To Continue|Nadette De Visser|March 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It was the abuse of hashish that, undoubtedly, undermined his constitution, formerly so robust and strong.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life|Thophile Gautier
He counts as nothing the consideration of the help that genius can draw from the ideas suggested by intoxication of hashish.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life|Thophile Gautier
Of a surety it is smuggled tobacco from the warehouse of the Sheikh; or maybe hashish, and worth much gold.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
Baroudi took it for a moment, inhaled the smoke of the hashish, and poured it out from his mouth and nostrils.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
That man whom he had seen driving the Russian horses, and squatting on the floor of the hashish café, might well be at home here.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens

British Dictionary definitions for hashish

hashish

hasheesh (ˈhæʃiːʃ)

/ (ˈhæʃiːʃ, -ɪʃ) /

noun

a purified resinous extract of the dried flower tops of the female hemp plant, used as a hallucinogenicSee also cannabis

any hallucinogenic substance prepared from this resin

Word Origin for hashish

C16: from Arabic hashīsh hemp, dried herbage

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British Dictionary definitions for hashish

hasheesh (ˈhæʃiːʃ)

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