locust bean EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun carob. a seed of a carob pod. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of locust bean First recorded in 1840–50 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for locust bean Historical Examples of locust bean
The climate is mild, and not only the grape and olive, but dates, figs and the carob or locust-bean flourish.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4
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He accepted a piece of locust-bean with leisurely condescension and watched us with quiet interest as he chewed.
Punch, Volume 156, January 22, 1919.
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The species Pteclobyum gives the “Locust-bean,” as sold at every little sweetmeat shop in London.
John Foreman