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string-beans
The common name for French beans; so called from the string-like substance stripped from the side of...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Mentioned in 2 Sam. 17:28 as having been brought to David when flying from Absalom. They formed a constituent in the bread Ezekiel (4:9) was commanded to make, as they were in general much used as an article of diet. They are extensively cultivated in Egypt and Arabia and Syria.
The common name for French beans; so called from the string-like substance stripped from the side of...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.