Peapod
noun, slang
noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The pod of the pea plant, that holds the seeds (the peas) until they ripen
- 2 The pod and its contents as a vegetable; the mangetout informal
- 3 A hybrid nanomaterial consisting of spheroidal fullerenes encapsulated within a carbon nanotube.
- 4 A small rowboat traditionally used for fishing and lobstering in Maine.
"A thick-shouldered boy in yellow oil pants and a duck-billed cap rowed by in a peapod, so close to the rockweed he would have seen her if he'd looked up."
Example
More examples"A thick-shouldered boy in yellow oil pants and a duck-billed cap rowed by in a peapod, so close to the rockweed he would have seen her if he'd looked up."
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