Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shucky beans

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shuck-y beans
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Green beans which have been dried on a string.

Example Sentences

"As much as I would like to say I knew all about shuck [sic] beans from childhood, the truth is, I happened upon this topic by doing some digging on Appalachian foodways, and I liked the word, “shucky beans.”"

Etymology

From the method of drying the beans within their shucks.

Inflected Forms

shuck beans (alternative)

Synonyms

leatherbritches

Questions

What does shucky beans mean?: Green beans which have been dried on a string.
Where does shucky beans come from?: From the method of drying the beans within their shucks.

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