horse bean

noun

1. fava bean.

horse bean

noun

1. another name for broad bean

Word History and Origins

Origin of horse bean¹

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

Tender cubes of soft tofu laced with tender ground beef under a bubbling layer of chile oil, fragrant with toasted Sichuan peppercorn and fermented horse beans.

From Seattle Times

Fava beans are also known as faba beans, broad beans, Windsor beans, Scotch beans, English beans, straight beans, horse beans, pigeon peas, tick beans and bell beans.

From Seattle Times

The seed of the Windsor is fully an inch in diameter; the horse bean is much less, often not much more than half an inch in length and three-eighths of an inch in diameter.

From Project Gutenberg

Folks in Pogue's entry didn't always have it, but there were a number of cheap substitutes, such as hard peas or horse beans.

From Project Gutenberg

The little lad was sitting, with his pale face turned up to Ben, and with two great tears, as large as horse beans, in the corners of his eyes.

From Project Gutenberg