hempseed en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English, equivalent to hemp + seed.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The seed of the hemp plant, used as high-protein food or fishing bait.
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(countable, uncountable) A gallows bird; a person hanged.
Thou wot, wot thou? Thou wot, wot ta? Do, do, thou rogue. Do, thou hempseed.
c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
Forms
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Synonyms
Translations (28)
ja 麻の実 (seed of the hemp plant) · el κανναβόσπορος (seed of the hemp plant) · sv hampfrö (seed of the hemp plant) · pl siemię konopne (seed of the hemp plant) · nl hennepzaad (seed of the hemp plant) · syc ܫܲܗܕܵܢܵܓ (seed of the hemp plant) · fr chènevis (seed of the hemp plant) · ar شَاهْدَانَج (seed of the hemp plant) · hu kendermag (seed of the hemp plant) · pal šhdʾnk' (/šahdānag/) (seed of the hemp plant) · fa شاهدانه (seed of the hemp plant) · ar تَنُّوم (seed of the hemp plant) · fi hampunsiemen (seed of the hemp plant) · el κανναβούρι (seed of the hemp plant) · arc שָׁהְדָּנַג (seed of the hemp plant) · tr kenevir (seed of the hemp plant) · ja ヘンプシード (seed of the hemp plant) · ca llavor de cànem (seed of the hemp plant) · ru конопля́ные семена́ (seed of the hemp plant) · ja 麻子 (seed of the hemp plant) · it canapuccia (seed of the hemp plant) · xcl շահդանակ (seed of the hemp plant) · cmn 大麻籽 (seed of the hemp plant) · de Hanfsamen (seed of the hemp plant) · ar بُذُور الْقِنَّب (seed of the hemp plant) · sv hampafrö (seed of the hemp plant) · es cañamón (seed of the hemp plant) · pt semente de cânhamo (seed of the hemp plant)