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Meanings of black peas in English

Traditional Lancashire dish.

Synonyms
Examples for "parched peas"
Examples for "parched peas"
1
Why should one man be given gold, and another be given parched peas?
The Soul of Nicholas Snyders; Or, The Miser of Zandam
2
Only, you see, when I once start, I would play for nuts, for parched peas, for any rubbish.
Victory: An Island Tale
Usage of black peas in English
1
Well, the negroes are 'the black peas' which Americans detest.
The Shield
2
There are two things at the bottom of this and they are-twolittle black peas!
The Boy Allies at Verdun; Or, Saving France from the Enemy
3
The ammunition-wagons were filled with black peas.
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia
4
Never were two black peas more alike.
Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia
5
The black peas (mame) signify bodily strength and health, because a word similarly pronounced, though written with a different ideograph, means 'robust.'
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: Second Series
6
He had nothing to eat but a little black bread and boiled turnips and now and then a little soup with black peas in it.
Rilla of Ingleside
7
"I was never more surprised," said Jules, "than when I saw you both exhibit black peas.
The Boy Allies at Verdun; Or, Saving France from the Enemy
8
"That is true enough, sir," Hal agreed; "but we came into the possession of those black peas accidentally and with no thought of their significance."
The Boy Allies at Verdun; Or, Saving France from the Enemy
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