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Definition of Hempy
1. a. Like hemp.
Definition of Hempy
1. Adjective. Like hemp. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hempy
1. mischievous [adj HEMPIER, HEMPIEST] - See also: mischievous
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hempy
Literary usage of Hempy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1898)
"In hempy v. Ransom, 33 Ohio St. 312, it was held that, in an action against two
defendants to recover a sum of money alleged to be due from them on account, ..."
2. The cruise of the Midge by Michael Scott (1842)
"... and standing on his hind legs, between the trams, in a vain attempt to get
free from the cart that was dragging him down the stream, but auld hempy had ..."
3. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: To which is by John Jamieson (1880)
"hempy, s. 1. A rogue; one for whom the hemp grows ; SV Gl. Rams. ... hempy thrang
Gat o'er him wi' a (udder. Christmas Baling, Skinner'i ..."
4. Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are by John Jamieson, John Johnstone (1867)
"hempy, ». 1. A rogue ; one for whom the lump grows, S. ./. .Vim?. 2. ... hempy,
HEMP», adj. Roguish ; riotous; romping, 8. Skinner. Tola of My Landlord. ..."
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