a substance, as Indian hemp, smoked to produce this condition
Word origin
Ar kaif, well-being
kef in American English
(keif, kef)
noun(in the Middle East)
1.
a state of drowsy contentment, esp. from the use of a narcotic
2. Also: keef
a substance, esp. a smoking preparation of hemp leaves, used to produce this state
Also: kief, kif
Word origin
[1800–10; ‹ Ar kaif well-being, pleasure]This word is first recorded in the period 1800–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Caucasian, gong, hike, isolate, peripheral