Pea-nut
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pea-nut is a noun meaning Obsolete spelling of peanut.
Meaning
Obsolete spelling of peanut.
Example Sentences
Tests were conducted at Arkansas, and other experiment stations, where pigs were fed on pea-nuts, and the gain per day in forty-six days averaged 0.57 lb. pork.
The more we peeled, the more peel there seemed to be left on; by the time we had got all the peel off and all the eyes out, there was no potato left—at least none worth speaking of. George came and had a look at it—it was about the size of a pea-nut.
Word Forms
- pea-nuts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include peanut, earthpea, groundnut, earthnut, peppernut, pindal.
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