the male plant of the hemp, which matures before the female plant
Word origin
C15: from Middle Dutch femeel, from Old French chanvre femelle female hemp, from chanvre hemp + femellefemale
fimble in American English
(ˈfɪmbəl)
noun
the male or staminate plant of hemp, which is harvested before the female or pistillate plant
Word origin
[1400–50; late ME femaille (hempe) female (hemp)]This word is first recorded in the period 1400–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dial, mature, oblique, peg, structure