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pea bean
noun
, Chiefly New England and New York State.
- a variety of kidney bean having a small, white seed, used dried for food.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pea bean1
First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences
It is a week earlier than the White Marrow, and ten days in advance of the Pea-bean.
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When ripe, it is remarkably farinaceous, of a delicate fleshy-white when properly cooked, and by many preferred to the Pea-bean.
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By many, and perhaps by a majority, the Pea-bean is esteemed the best of all baking varieties.
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