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beanpole

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bean⋅pole

  [been-pohl]
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–noun
1. a tall pole for a bean plant to climb on.
2. Informal. a tall, lanky person.
Origin:
1790–1800; bean + pole 1
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bean·pole   (bēn'pōl')   
n.  

  1. A thin pole used to support bean vines.

  2. Informal A very tall, thin person.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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beanpole

  1. n.
    a skinny person. : I'm getting to be such a beanpole.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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