Hash

hash, v.t. to hack: to mince: to chop small.— n. that which is hashed: a mixed dish of meat and vegetables in small pieces: a mixture and preparation of old matter: ( Scot. ) a stupid fellow.— adj. Hash′y .— Make a hash of , to spoil or ruin completely; Settle a person's hash ( slang ), to silence him: to make an end of him. [O. Fr.,—Fr. hacher — hache , hatchet.]