† gallow-grassn.

Etymology: < gallow- (in gallows n.) + grass n.¹

Obsolete.

A slang name for hemp, from its use for ropes and halters.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > hemp plant

hempa1000

gallow-grass1562

Indian hemp1598

cannabis1687

Pantagruelion1708

abaca1751

Congo tobacco1851

marijuana1874

smoking weed1957

1562 W. Bullein Bk. Simples f. 27^v, in Bulwarke of Defence An herbe, whiche light fellowes, merily will call Gallowgrasse, Neckeweede, or the Tristrams knot.

1620 J. Taylor Praise of Hemp-seed 15 Wherefore in Sparta it ycleped was Snickvp, which is in English Gallow grasse.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	gallow-grass
释义	† gallow-grassn. Etymology: < gallow- (in gallows n.) + grass n.¹ Obsolete. A slang name for hemp, from its use for ropes and halters. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > hemp plant hempa1000 gallow-grass1562 Indian hemp1598 cannabis1687 Pantagruelion1708 abaca1751 Congo tobacco1851 marijuana1874 smoking weed1957 1562 W. Bullein Bk. Simples f. 27^v, in Bulwarke of Defence An herbe, whiche light fellowes, merily will call Gallowgrasse, Neckeweede, or the Tristrams knot. 1620 J. Taylor Praise of Hemp-seed 15 Wherefore in Sparta it ycleped was Snickvp, which is in English Gallow grasse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1562
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