string bean

Definition

Any long, slender green bean.

Etymology

Named for the tough, fibrous string running along the length of the pod (even though it is not present in some modern varieties).

Example Sentences

• "Summer squashes almost in their golden blossom; cucumbers, now evincing a tendency to spread away from the main stock, and ramble far and wide; two or three rows of string-beans and as many more that were about to festoon themselves on poles;"
• "Well, I rung the fallout shelter bell / And I leaned my head and I gave a yell / “Give me a string bean, I’m a hungry man” / A shotgun fired and away I ran"
• "My way o’ doing things suits me, and I don’t figure on changing it for you or any other half-baked young string-bean."