shucky beans en · NOUN
Etymology
From the method of drying the beans within their shucks.
Meanings
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(Appalachia, plural, plural-only) Green beans which have been dried on a string.
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.”
2021, Mike Templeton, Aw, Shucks: A Brief Discourse on Shucky Beans, page 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shuck beans | alternative | lexicographic |