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A genus of a single species belonging to the order Uricaceæ; hemp. Cannabis Indica (, the Indian hemp, a powerful narcotic, now considered a variety of the common hemp.

Disposed to club together; as, a clubbish set.

A member of a club; a frequenter of clubs. [R.] Burke.

A joint or coadjutant bishop. Ayliffe.

A money changer. [Obs.] In the face of these guilty collybists. Bp. Hall.

Somewhat sour or cross. The wips of the most crabbish Satyristes. Decker.

A movement or phase in post-impressionism (which see, below). - - Cu"bist (#), n.

One who makes a diatribe or diatribes.

Having the character of a drab or low wench. "The drabbish sorceress." Drant.

A cartilage or bone in front of the pubis in some amphibians and other animals.

To rub up: to furbish. [Obs.] Beau. c& Et.

To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; as, to furbish a sword or spear. Shak. Furbish new the name of John a Gaunt. Shak.

Capable of being furbished.

One who furbishes; esp., a sword cutler, who finishes sword blades and similar weapons.

A defensive garment formerly in use for the body, made of cloth stuffed and quilted.

A performer upon the viola di gamba. See under Viola.

A herbalist.

A genus of plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees), some species of which have large, showy flowers. Some species are cultivated in India for their fiber, which is used as a substitute for hemp. See Althea, Hollyhock, and Manoe.

The philosophical system of Thomas Hobbes, an English materialist (

One who accepts the doctrines of Thomas Hobbes.