I. ˈhash transitive verb
Etymology: French hacher, from Old French hachier, from hache battle-ax, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German hāppa sickle; akin to Greek koptein to cut — more at capon
Date: 1590
1.
a. : to chop (as meat and potatoes) into small pieces
b. : confuse , muddle
2. : to talk about : review — often used with over or out
II. noun
Date: circa 1663
1. : chopped food ; specifically : chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
2. : a restatement of something that is already known
the same old hash
3.
a. : hodgepodge , jumble
b. : a confused muddle
made a hash of the whole project
III. noun
Date: 1955
: hashish