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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Hemp, Hempt, n. [ME. hemp (c 1300), OE. hænep, henep.] Hemp.

1. The growing plant. a1500 Henr. Fab. 1737.
Se ȝe ȝon churle … Fast sawand hemp and gude linget seid? 1497 Prestwick B. Rec. 34.
Wrangwisly he brocht in the bestiale he had in kepin on hir hemp 1555 Peebles B. Rec. 219.
All hempt and lynt to be removit furth of Peblis Watter … for currupting of the watter 1625 Edinb. Test. LIII. 114.
Sex scheives of femill hemptattrib. a1605 Montg. Flyt. 273 (T).
Sum hobling on hempstaikis [v.r. one ane hempstalk], hovand on hicht

2. The fibre of hemp, as used for making ropes or fabric.(a) 1425 Acts II. 12/1.
That na hemp, lynt, stray [etc.] … be put nere the fyre 1501 Treas. Acc. II. 29.
For hemp to be threid to sow the samyn [tents] 1546 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 126.
Hemp to be sawld in polk 1562–3 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 70.
For ane hundreth hemp, four dosone cairdis, [etc.] a1605 Montg. Sonn. lxv. 7.
In hemp God nor ȝe hingattrib. 1611 Edinb. Test. XLVI. 253 b.
Sex quarteris of hemp weluot 1627 Ib. LIV. 189.
xliiij staine hemp tow(b) 1547 Reg. Great S. 20/1.
6 stane of clene dicht hempt 1560 Aberd. B. Rec. MS. XXIV (J).
An spruis stane of hempt a1578 Pitsc. I. 175/29.
He thocht schame to haue his handis bund with sic ane tow of hempt lyk ane theif 1595 Conv. Burghs I. 466.
Ilk twn lynt, hempt, cabilȝarne 1622-6 Bisset II. 209/1.
Licht guidis sic as lynt and hempt c1650 Spalding I. 349.
Ane schip … ladnit with iron, hempt, lynt, [etc.]

3. Attrib. (in sense 1) with dub, rig, whil (= wheel), yard. 1666 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes No. 6 (5 June).
[In all and whole the yard and tenement] now constructit in ane barne called the hemp yeard 1681 Hunter Fam. P. 66.
At the head of the Murij glene besyd the hempdwbe wher both heritours manured lands begins 1684 Symson Descr. Galloway 77.
This hemp rigg is very rich land, as being their dung hill, where they put all their dung 1715 Crail Squaremen 29 (see Lint n. 4 b (2)).
Hemp whils