nutmeg melon

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

Rhode Island Reds will not eat melon rinds, banana peels, orange skins, pickles, or onions, F.Y.I.
What Did TJ Mean By “Pursuit of Happiness,” Anyway?|P. J. O’Rourke|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There must be some good tax accounts in the Nutmeg State, because they found the most deductions per return of any state.
Here’s Where Your Tax Dollars Go|CNBC|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Do they realize that karela is a bitter melon, popular from China and India to Trinidad and Vietnam?
‘Chopped’: Why I’m Obsessed with Food Network’s Reality Competition Show|Jace Lacob|April 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The man who wrote about hulking linebackers nibbling melon in the Texas dusk.
An Open Letter to Buzz Bissinger|Sean Macaulay|March 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST

But how could they bronze that stubby little body, the melon head, the double chin?
Richard Ben Cramer Dies: Iconic Writer Had an Unerring Ear for Dialogue|John Avlon|January 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"Take some melon, Mr. Mudge," said we, as with a sudden bolt we recovered our speech and took another slice ourself.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
More like the noise of powdering an iron bar on a nutmeg-grater, suggested Brittle.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
The bread-fruit is somewhat similar in shape to a water-melon, and weighs from four to six pounds.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
Neither the pine-apple nor water-melon grow in Teneriffe, but abundance of the latter are brought from Grand Canary.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
The clove-tree is somewhat smaller, and cannot boast of such luxuriant foliage, or such fine large leaves as the nutmeg-tree.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer