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"to ball a melon"

English translation: To make small balls from a melon

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English term or phrase:to ball a melon
Selected answer:To make small balls from a melon
Entered by: Jack Doughty

23:23 Sep 21, 2006
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cooking / Culinary / Popular
English term or phrase: "to ball a melon"
What is it "to ball a melon"? Is it "to peel it"? Is it to cut it in spheres?
Pedro
To make small balls from a melon....
Explanation:
....probably using a melon baller.

CS :: Minted Melon Balls
Minted Melon Balls ... Scoop out watermelon, cantaloupe, and honeydew melon meat with a melon baller. In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring water, ...
www.cancer.org/docroot/SPC/content/SPC_7_Minted_Melon_Balls...

A melon baller is something like an ice cream scoop, but much smaller.
Having made the balls, they can be used in all sorts of recipes, like the above one.
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:03
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4 +7To make small balls from a melon....
Jack Doughty


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
To ball a melon
To make small balls from a melon....


Explanation:
....probably using a melon baller.

CS :: Minted Melon Balls
Minted Melon Balls ... Scoop out watermelon, cantaloupe, and honeydew melon meat with a melon baller. In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring water, ...
www.cancer.org/docroot/SPC/content/SPC_7_Minted_Melon_Balls...

A melon baller is something like an ice cream scoop, but much smaller.
Having made the balls, they can be used in all sorts of recipes, like the above one.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:03
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Russi: From Webster's 3rd: to have sexual intercourse with — usually considered vulgar
1 min
  -> Thank you. I don't have a dirty mind so I don't get it.//Oh, right. With so little context, maybe that's what it means here.
agree  Marian Greenfield: Gee, David already made the comment I was going to make...
20 mins
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agree  airmailrpl: was it in "American Pie" where and apple pie got it??
50 mins
  -> Thank you. I've heard of that film but I haven't seen iot.
agree  RHELLER: I have never heard ball used this way with a melon but your explanation makes perfect sense
4 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Louise Mawbey
5 hrs
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agree  Alison Jenner
9 hrs
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agree  Alexandra Tussing
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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