"pea patch" meaning in English

See pea patch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-pea patch.ogg Forms: pea patches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pea patch (plural pea patches)
  1. A small piece of land planted with peas.
    Sense id: en-pea_patch-en-noun-FLqz0ldi
  2. (derogatory) A small farm. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-pea_patch-en-noun-A6jfioTj
  3. (idiomatic) A baseball field. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-pea_patch-en-noun-WN565E91 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 1 78 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 1 78 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 1 79 3
  4. (idiomatic) A realm of endeavor. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-pea_patch-en-noun-rkY9qbB2

Inflected forms

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