Home › Words › H › hempseedhempseedhempseed means the seed of the hemp plant, used as high-protein food or fishing bait.EtymologyFrom Middle English, equivalent to hemp + seed.nounThe seed of the hemp plant, used as high-protein food or fishing bait.A gallows bird; a person hanged.e.g.“Thou wot, wot thou? Thou wot, wot ta? Do, do, thou rogue. Do, thou hempseed.” — c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] IsaDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).