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Word entry · 4 letters

hemp

Best crossword clue

"Strong fiber plant"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /hɛmp/Part of speech nounSorted ehmpStarts with HEnds with P1 cluesCommon crossword word
1H2E3M4P

Definitions

  1. a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English hemp, from Old English henep, from Proto-West Germanic *hanapi, from Proto-Germanic *hanapiz. Doublet of cannabis and canvas.

Used in a sentence

  • Among Turks, pills consisting of hemp buds, muscat nuts, saffron, and honey were a popular aphrodisiac.

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