horse bean

noun

1. fava bean.

horse bean

noun

1. another name for broad bean

Word History and Origins

Origin of horse bean¹

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

They were about the size of a horse-bean, and remarkably lively after their aerial but wingless flight.

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I've never seed such splendid large knobs of fat before in the days of my life—they never used to be bigger then a horse-bean.

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Toker's bean, for instance, is twice-and-a-half as long and broad as the horse-bean, and is much thinner and of a different shape.

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