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.

Nearby words

hasher, hashhead, hashimite, hashimoto's disease, hashing, hashish, hashtag, hasid, hasidean, hasidic, hasidim

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)

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Examples from the Web for hashish

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
His only run-in with the law has been for possession of hashish on the beach near his hometown Bari.
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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
She swallowed the hashish, swayed, and fell forward into his arms.
The Figure In The Mirage|Robert Hichens

Hashish smokers are without exception homicidal maniacs, vicious criminals.
The End of Time|Wallace West
They should be resisted as much as opium, morphia, cocaine, hashish and the like.
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I have committed a grave folly; but I am neither an abductor nor a hashish dealer.
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The air is full of that indescribable suggestion of spring, which is like hashish, and casts a glamor over the world.
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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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Medicine definitions for hashish

hashish

[ hăsh′ēsh′, -ĭsh, hă-shēsh′, hä- ]

n.

A purified resin prepared from the flowering tops of the female cannabis plant and smoked or chewed as a narcotic or an intoxicant.

hashish

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hashish

hasheesh (ˈhæʃiːʃ)

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Word Origin for hashish

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