HASHEESH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hasheesh mean? 

• HASHEESH (noun)
  The noun HASHEESH has 1 sense:

1. purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen

  Familiarity information: HASHEESH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HASHEESH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

haschisch; hash; hasheesh; hashish

Hypernyms ("hasheesh" is a kind of...):

soft drug (a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction)

Holonyms ("hasheesh" is a part of...):

Cannabis indica; Indian hemp (source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber)

 Context examples 

So have I assured myself when wandering in hasheesh dreams.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)