/hem"pee/ , adj. Scot.
mischievous; often in trouble for mischief.
[ 1400-50; late ME hempi made of hemp (see HEMP, -Y 1 ); hence, fit for hanging by a hemp rope, and, by attenuation, mischievous ]
/hem"pee/ , adj. Scot.
mischievous; often in trouble for mischief.
[ 1400-50; late ME hempi made of hemp (see HEMP, -Y 1 ); hence, fit for hanging by a hemp rope, and, by attenuation, mischievous ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012