hashish

noun

: the concentrated resin from the flowering tops of female hemp plants (Cannabis sativa or C. indica) that is smoked, chewed, or drunk for its intoxicating effect

called also charas, hash

compare bhang, marijuana

Examples of hashish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Over the summer and into the fall, there were several large loads of cocaine, marijuana, and even hashish, found washed up on land in the Keys, or just offshore. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024 Brown’s paintings and sculptures seem cured with the positive energy of crystals and the smoke of hashish. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023 Griner was detained 10 months earlier on drug charges for possessing hashish oil. Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA TODAY, 4 July 2023 Palm Coast resident Brent Christopher Heath, 40, was charged with possession of fentanyl, possession of paraphernalia and possession of hashish. Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 13 Aug. 2023 Other discoveries by recreational boaters include a 3-pound bail of marijuana, an 87-pound bundle of hashish and 62 bricks of cocaine, each weighing one pound or so (seemingly from a different source than the ones Castor found, if the pictures on the packages are any indication). Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2023 Earlier that month, boaters discovered 87 pounds of hashish offshore of Marathon, a city nestled in the middle of the Keys, population about 10,000. Olivia George Tampa Bay Times (tns), al, 8 Aug. 2023 Sadat’s frustrations: with mounting casualties, with troops abandoning their posts, with the report of an officer getting stoned on hashish and then failing to lift a finger while under attack — and with the Kafkaesque decisions of his own higher-ups. Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2022 The link between hashish and violent Muslims, however, was ingrained in the national consciousness. The Conversation, 13 July 2022

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Word History

Etymology

Arabic ḥashīsh

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hashish was in 1598

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“Hashish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hashish. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

hashish

noun
: a drug prepared from the flowering tops of the hemp that is smoked, chewed, or drunk for its intoxicating effect

Medical Definition

hashish

noun
: the concentrated resin from the flowering tops of the female hemp plant of the genus Cannabis (C. sativa) that is smoked, chewed, or drunk for its intoxicating effect

called also charas, hash

compare bhang sense 2, marijuana sense 1

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