The Devil's Dictionary: Hemp

Updated May 14, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
by Ambrose Bierce
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HEMP

-n.

A plant from whose fibrous bark is made an article of neckwear which is frequently put on after public speaking in the open air and prevents the wearer from taking cold.

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