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melon cutting

melon cutting noun: the sharing out of profits or gambling winnings.

Noun

melon cutting (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The sharing out of profits or gambling winnings.
    • I do not believe they wanted the money, but they wanted to do some melon cutting for the benefit of their shareholders.1914, Official Report of Debates, House of Commons, volume 113, page 242

Questions about melon cutting

What does melon cutting mean?
Melon cutting means the sharing out of profits or gambling winnings.
What part of speech is melon cutting?
Melon cutting is a noun.

Words near melon cutting in the dictionary

  1. melon ballers
  2. melon bread
  3. melon breads
  4. melon cacti
  5. melon cactus
  6. melon cutting
  7. melon fly
  8. melon head
  9. melon heads
  10. melon heptenal
  11. melon hole

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