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QUIZ YOURSELF ON THESE WORDS FROM BROWN GIRL DREAMING!
Visualize yourself passing this quiz on words from Jacqueline Woodson’s exquisite verse novel “Brown Girl Dreaming,” and then take the quiz to prove you can do it! (Because you can.)
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What does “barren” mean?
Origin of locust bean
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby locust bean
locus in quo, locus of control, locus sigilli, locus standi, locust, locust bean, locust bird, locust years, locution, locutionary, locutionary act
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Example sentences from the Web for locust bean
The climate is mild, and not only the grape and olive, but dates, figs and the carob or locust-bean flourish.
The species Pteclobyum gives the “Locust-bean,” as sold at every little sweetmeat shop in London.
The Philippine Islands|John ForemanHe accepted a piece of locust-bean with leisurely condescension and watched us with quiet interest as he chewed.