cantaloupe
noun
a variety of melon, Cucumis melo cantalupensis, of the gourd family, having a hard scaly or warty rind, grown in Europe, Asia, and the United States.
cantaloup
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a variation of
cantaloupe.
Example Sentences
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"Corny must be carvin' the cantaloup," thinks I, and then forgets all about it until Sadie holds me up and wants to know if I'm goin'.
From Side-stepping with Shorty by Sewell Ford
Angela's father from Atlantis, Tennessee, is heard outside in the hall eating cantaloup.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 1, 1914 by Sir Owen Seaman
Cement, when it is in good form, must be much worse than cantaloup, and the redeemable remnants of the bag must be negligible.
From Love Conquers All by Gluyas Williams
It was about as large as a good-sized cantaloup, and pale, clear yellow all over one end and down through the middle, and then commenced a dark red fringe which had a waving motion.
From Tales of Fishes by Zane Grey
Put him at work with old Methodist John cleaning out the stables for the new cantaloup crop.
From Comrades A Story of Social Adventure in California by Thomas Dixon
