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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As failed treatments mounted and many of the medical philosophies that underpinned the use of hashish became obsolete in France by the late 19th century, its use as medicine largely ended.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2019
Alyan: Passports; the dilapidated balconies of Beirut; the smell of hashish and saltwater; my grandmother’s voice reading Quran; cardboard moving boxes; learning a new alphabet; my family’s stories.
From Salon • May 9, 2017
Tanguay, Crowley wrote in 1912, is like the hashish dream of a hermit who is possessed of the devil.
From Slate • Dec. 1, 2009
In this small field alone* he finds enough practical difficulties to make the glittering lunar cities of the space romancers look like hashish visions.
From Time Magazine Archive
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.
From Bella Donna A Novel by Hichens, Robert Smythe
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