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Hemp
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- 1 A surname.
- 1 A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia. countable, uncountable
"Among Turks, pills consisting of hemp buds, muscat nuts, saffron, and honey were a popular aphrodisiac."
- 2 Acronym of high-altitude electromagnetic pulse. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
"The Ministry of National Defense (MND) has confirmed the Navy has hardened bases against a High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) attack but denied that a new base had been specifically built for this purpose.[…] On Monday (Oct. 30), RW News cited sources familiar with the matter as saying the Navy has already completed a base in New Taipei City's Sanzhi District that can withstand HEMP attacks.[…] If China was to launch a HEMP attack, the base in Sanzhi would probably still be able to command the launch of Hsiung Feng II and Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missile launchers in northern coastal areas, as well as shore-based Harpoon anti-ship missiles. The firing of such missiles would prevent PLA Navy (PLAN) ships from entering the northern and northeastern waters of the Taiwan Strait. When asked to confirm that a new base has been built in Sanzhi District to withstand a HEMP attack, Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) on Monday (Oct. 30) said the work was part of an ongoing project, reported Liberty Times."
- 3 a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging wordnet
- 4 Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis. countable, uncountable
- 5 any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs wordnet
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- 6 The gallows. countable, historical, slang, uncountable
"A hundred and fifty years ago, Cotton Mather bewails the carnal attractions of the tavern and the training field, and tells of an old Indian, who imperfectly understood the English tongue but desperately mastered enough of it to express a desire for instant hemp rather than listen to any more ghostly consolations."
- 7 a plant fiber wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English hemp, from Old English henep, from Proto-West Germanic *hanapi, from Proto-Germanic *hanapiz. Doublet of cannabis and canvas.
* As a German surname, pet form of the old Germanic name Hembrecht, composed of *haim (“home”) and *berht (“bright”). * As an English surname, variant of Hamp.
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