beanpole
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How to use beanpole in a sentence
She was a beanpole growing up, before gaining 30 pounds after getting her period in eighth grade.
Speed Read: Lena Dunham’s Most Shocking Confessions From ‘Not That Kind of Girl’ | Kevin Fallon | September 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut before we got to that, I turned to my oldest son Mickey, our 5-foot-10 beanpole.
"There she is," said the man, pointing to a thing about a mile away which looked like a stray beanpole thrust into the ocean.
The Boy Grew Older | Heywood BrounIs not that his high-stepping mare and his beanpole of a figure riding beside Benito in yon cloud of dust?
Port O' Gold | Louis John Stellman"Our beanpole friend is suggesting that we get out of the shell and stay awhile," said Dex with grim humor.
The Red Hell of Jupiter | Paul Ernst
The beanpole mast had broken off close to where it was stuck in a crack in the barn door, and the sail had fallen on Sue.
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus | Laura Lee HopeA great big thin fellow, as tall as a beanpole, with enormous yellow tusks, which he gnashed like a boar.
Men in War | Andreas Latzko
British Dictionary definitions for beanpole
/ (ˈbiːnˌpəʊl) /
a tall stick or pole used to support bean plants
slang a tall thin person
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