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Webster 1913 Edition

Neckweed

Neck′weedˊ

,

Noun.

(Bot.)

(a)

An American annual weed (

veronica peregrina

), with small white flowers and a roundish pod.

(b)

The hemp; – so called as furnishing ropes for hanging criminals.

Dr. Prior.

Webster 1828 Edition

Neckweed

NECKWEED

,

Noun.

Hemp; in ridicule.