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View synonyms for string bean
string bean
noun
- any of various kinds of bean, as the green bean, the unripe pods of which are used as food, usually after stripping off the fibrous thread along the side.
- the pod itself.
- Informal. a tall, thin person.
string bean
noun
- any of several bean plants, such as the scarlet runner, cultivated for their edible unripe pods See also green bean wax bean
- informal.a tall thin person
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Word History and Origins
Origin of string bean1
An Americanism dating back to 1750–60
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Example Sentences
The drum beat the “long roll,” and the men that formed this “string-bean cavalry,” as they were called, crawled under the wagons.
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And how many pounds are we nearer the string-bean state of existence, Mrs. Molly?
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His use of the word "peach" riled me and before I stopped to think, I said: "She reminds me more of a string-bean."
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If it is to be used as a snap or string bean for early market, quick-maturing green or wax-podded varieties are selected.
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Butter bean salad is made the same as String Bean Salad, or dress with mayonaise.
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