hash|ish

hash|ish
hash|ish «HASH eesh», noun.
1. the dried flowers, top leaves, and tender parts of Indian hemp prepared for use as a narcotic. In the Orient especially, hashish is smoked or chewed, or used in a drink, for its intoxicating effect.
2. any one of certain other preparations made from this plant.
3. = marijuana. (Cf.marijuana) Also, hasheesh.
[< Arabic hashīsh powdered hemp]

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