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Melon. 300 Member.
1821. BYRON, Don Yuan, Cant. iii.
St. 82. Had been the favourite of full
many a mess Of men and made them
speeches when half-mELLow.
1859. 1\1 ATSELL, VOCab/i/U711, S.V.
MELON, subs. (Royal Military Academy).—A
new cadet. For synonyms
see SNOOKER.
M ELT, verb. (old).—I. See quots.; TO
BLEW (q.v.).
1690. B. E., Dia, Cant, Crew,
S.V. MELT . . . Will you MELT a Bord ?
Will you spend your Shilling? The Cull
MELTED a couple of Decuses upon us, the
Gentleman spent ten Shillings upon us.
1714. Memoirs of Yohn Hall (4th
ed.), p. Lo. And if any of their Acquaintances
gives them l'argent, then they
jump into their Cellar to MELT it.
1725. New Cant. Diet., s.v.
1743. DYCHE, Dictionary (5th ed.).
MELT (VI) . . . also a cant word for extravagantly
spending any considerable sum
of money.
1765. FOOTE, Commissary, i. I.
Give him the sixpence, then, there lay it
out as you will. Coachm. It will be to
your health, mistress ; it shall MELT at
the Mews, before I go home.
1785. GROSE, Vulg. Tongue, s.v.
1843. MONCRIEFF, The Scamfis of
London, i. 1. What did you do with
the tin ? Bob. MELTED it, of course, in
less than a month.
1859. MATSELL. Vocabulum, s.v.
1869. C. READS, Foul Play,lii. I
had him arrested before he had time to
MELT the notes.
1880. JAMIESON, Did. Scott. Lang.,
S.V. MELT, to spend money on drink ;
a low term, but much used ; as, I've
jist ae saxpence left, let's MELT it.'
1887. W. E. HENLEY, Valon's
Straight Ti26, How do you MELT the
multy-swag ?—Booze and the blowens cop
the lot.
2. (venery).—To SPEND (q.v.).
Fr. fondre.
1629. CAREW, Poems (1772), Second
Rapture,' p. 174. In whose sweet
embraces I, May MELT myself to lust and
die,
To LOOK AS IF BUTTER WOULD
NOT MELT IN THE MOUTH. See
BUTTER.
'TWILL CUT BUTTER WHEN
IT'S MELTED (or HOT). See BUTTER.
MELTED- BUTTER, subs. (venery).—
The semen ; CREAM (q.v.).
M ELTING, subs. (pugilistic).—See
quot.
1823. BEE, Diet. of the Turf, S.V.
MELTING—a sound drubbing, all one
way. A meller is he who punisheth,
and the thing administered is a MELTING
—a corruption of malletting.
MELTING MOMENTS, subs. phr. (old).
—See quot.
1823. GROSE, Vulg. Tongue (3rd
ed.), S.V. MELTING MOMENTS, a fat man
and woman in the amorous congress.
M ELT I NG- POT, subs. (venery).—The
female pudendum. For synonyms
see AIW:OSYLLABLE.
M ELTON, subs.(tailors').—Dry bread.
MEMBER, subs. (conventional).—I.
The penis. For synonyms see
CREAMSTICK and PRICK. Also
UNRULY MEMBER, PRIVY-MEM-
BER and MEMBER FOR COCKSHIRE.
1356. MANDEVILLE, Travels, p. 197.
Thei gon all naked, saf a litylle Clout,
that thei coveren with here knees and
hire MEMBRES.
1611. Dew'. xxiii. i [Authorised
Version]. He that hath his privy MEMBER
cut off.
1639. GLAPTHORNE, Argalus, i. 2.
Leg neatly made. . . . thigh proportionable.
. . . a back that can bear any
weight. . . . full limbs. . . . a lusty chine
. . . . rump so well made, and firmely
knit, The nymphs are all stark mad for
it, Because they think the rest of my
MEMBERS proportionable.
1647-80. ROCHESTER, A Satire on
the King. E'er she can raise the MEMBER
she enjoys.