[1790–1800; bean + stalk1]This word is first recorded in the period 1790–1800. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cannibalism, cutout, idealism, peanut, stereotype
Examples of 'beanstalk' in a sentence
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There is something magical about growing beanstalk.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Worst of them is the failure to show us the beanstalk growing.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The magic lamp, giant beanstalk, crystal slipper thing still seems to wash, though.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They may have finished with a whimper, after the biggest collapse since the giant came tumbling down the beanstalk.
The Sun (2009)
Partly constructed of baggy fabric, it looks a little like a cross between a reptile and, disappointingly, a panto beanstalk.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We can see a huge tower that stretches like a filthy metallic beanstalk up through the cloud.
The Sun (2011)
And now you've gone and made the man under the sheep run down a beanstalk.