beanstalk
[been-stawk]
- the stem of a bean plant.
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Origin of beanstalk
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Contemporary Examples
Mr. Tall” is sort of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” and that started to talk to “Jack and the Mad Dog.
Offhand, I can think of two Jacks—Jack of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” and Jack the Ripper, who cut quite a figure in his day.
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July 12, 2013
And later, when the giant tries to climb after Jack, the beanstalk has to be chopped down pronto.
Historical Examples
In my own I can only say that Jack's beanstalk was a backward plant in comparison.
Love Among the ChickensP. G. Wodehouse
Here they seemed to have climbed the beanstalk into a new world.
Robert ElsmereMrs. Humphry Ward
It seemed like the place Jack reached when he had climbed up the beanstalk.
Southern ArabiaTheodore Bent
Jack and the Beanstalk is the eleventh of the series, and the best.
The question is, what should I find at the top of this beanstalk—I should say, willow-tree?
Fernley HouseLaura E. Richards
beanstalk
- the stem of a bean plant
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