diff --git a/spacy/_hashing.pxd b/spacy/_hashing.pxd
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+ctypedef key_t size_t
+ctypedef val_t size_t
+
+
+cdef struct Cell:
+    key_t key
+    val_t value
+
+
+cdef class PointerHash:
+    cdef size_t size
+    cdef size_t filled
+    cdef Cell* cells
+
+    cdef size_t find_slot(self, key_t key)
+    cdef Cell* lookup(self, key_t key)
+    cdef void insert(self, key_t key)
+    cdef void resize(self, size_t new_size)
diff --git a/spacy/_hashing.pyx b/spacy/_hashing.pyx
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+cdef class PointerHash:
+    def __cinit__(self, size_t initial_size=8):
+        self.size = initial_size
+        self.filled = 0
+        # Size must be power of two
+        assert self.size & (self.size - 1) == 0
+        self.cells = <Cell*>calloc(self.size, sizeof(Cell))
+
+    def __dealloc__(self):
+        free(self.cells)
+
+    def __getitem__(self, key_t key):
+        cdef Cell* cell = self.lookup(key)
+        return cell.value if cell.key != 0 else None
+
+    def __setitem__(self, key_t key,  val_t value):
+        self.insert(key, value
+
+    cdef size_t find_slot(self, key_t key):
+        cdef size_t i = key % self.size
+        while self.cells[i].key != 0 and self.cells[i].key != key:
+            i = (i + 1) % self.size
+        return i
+
+    cdef Cell* lookup(self, key_t key):
+        cdef size_t i = self.find_slot(key)
+        return &self.cells[i]
+
+    cdef void insert(self, key_t key, val_t value):
+        cdef size_t i = self.find_slot(key)
+        if self.cells[i].key == 0:
+            self.cells[i].key = key
+            self.filled += 1
+        self.cells[i].value = value
+        if (self.filled + 1) * 4 >= (self.size * 3):
+            self.resize(self.size * 2)
+
+    cdef void resize(self, size_t new_size):
+        assert new_size & (new_size - 1)) == 0 # Must be a power of 2
+        assert self.filled * 4 <= new_size * 3
+        
+        self.size = new_size
+
+        cdef Cell* old_cells = self.cells
+        cdef size_t old_size = self.size
+
+        self.size = new_size
+        self.cells = <Cell*>calloc(new_size, sizeof(Cell))
+
+        for i in range(old_size):
+            self.insert(self.cells[i].key, self.cells[i].value)