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hasheesh
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alt. (context rare English) (alternative spelling of hashish English) n. (context rare English) (alternative spelling of hashish English)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hasheesh \Hash"eesh\ Hashish \Hash"ish\ (h[a^]sh"[=e]sh), n. A slightly acrid gum resin produced by the common hemp ( Cannabis sativa ), of the variety Indica, when cultivated in a warm climate; also, the tops of the plant, from which the resinous product ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen [syn: hashish , haschisch , hash ]
Usage examples of hasheesh.
A friend of mine took hasheesh once, and said Just as he fell asleep he had a dream,-- Though with his eyes wide open,-- And felt, or saw, or knew himself a part Of marvelous slowly-wreathing intricate patterns, Plane upon plane, depth upon coiling depth, Amazing leaves, folding one on another, Voluted grasses, twists and curves and spirals-- All of it darkly moving .
The glare of their black eyes was like those of Eastern eaters of hasheesh or opium, and they bounded to and fro as if their muscles were springs of steel.
I believe, with hasheesh, which makes a man see strange things --- and brought up on the bridge lookout where I could be watched and my ravings listened to and recorded, for the sole purpose of discrediting my threatened testimony in regard to the collision of the night before.
A small basin, whose contents resemble a dark plum-pudding full of seeds, contains a paste of the much-lauded hasheesh, the opiate of Morocco, which, though contraband, and strictly prohibited by Imperial decrees, is being freely purchased in small doses.
Ordinarily he was true to the derelict type -- ready to do anything for a nickel or a dose of whiskey or hasheesh -- but at rare intervals he shewed the traits which earned him his name.
This is not like any other known drug--not even the famous Cannabis indica, hasheesh.