- Fimble hemp
- Fimble \Fim"ble\, n., or Fimble hemp \Fim"ble hemp`\ (f[i^]m"b'l h[e^]mp`). [Corrupted from female hemp.] Light summer hemp, that bears no seed. [1913 Webster]
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Fimble hemp
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fimble hemp — noun see fimble … Useful english dictionary
Fimble — Fim ble, n., or Fimble hemp Fim ble hemp (f[i^]m b l h[e^]mp ). [Corrupted from female hemp.] Light summer hemp, that bears no seed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fimble — ˈfimbəl noun or fimble hemp ( s) Etymology: Middle Dutch femeel, fimele, from Old French (chanvre) femelle, from chanvre hemp + femelle female more at female : a male hemp plant; also … Useful english dictionary
fimble — the female hemp, soonest ripe and fittest for spinning, but is not worth half so much as the carle with its seed. Ess. and Suss. The fimble to spin, and the carle for his seed. Tusser … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
fimble — /fim beuhl/, n. the male or staminate plant of hemp, which is harvested before the female or pistillate plant. [1400 50; late ME femaille (hempe) FEMALE (hemp)] * * * … Universalium
fimble — /ˈfɪmbəl/ (say fimbuhl) noun the male or staminate plant of hemp, which is harvested before the female or pistillate plant. {Low German fimel, from French (chanvre) femelle, literally, female (hemp) …
fimble — noun /ˈfɪmbəl/ the male hemp plant … Wiktionary
carl-hemp — carlˈ hemp noun The female plant of hemp (literally, male hemp, as stronger than fimble, the true male) • • • Main Entry: ↑carl * * * carl hemp «KAHRL HEHMP», noun. the female or pistillate plant of hemp, which is harvested after the male or… … Useful english dictionary
Fimmel (1), der — 1. Der Fimmel, des s, plur. inus. im gemeinen Leben, die weibliche Pflanze des Hanfes, welche kleinere und zärtere Stängel, einen zärtern Bast und gelbliche Blumen hat, aber keinen Samen träget; der Femel, Fimel, Fimmel, Holländ. Fimel, Engl.… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
Fimmel — 1 Sm leidenschaftlich betriebene Beschäftigung erw. stil. (20. Jh.) Stammwort. Herkunft unbekannt. ✎ Röhrich 1 (1991), 443. deutsch d. Fimmel 2 (Fimmelhanf) Sm der kürzere männliche Hanf, der nach der Besamung vor dem weiblichen verholzt per.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
