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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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