† melonistn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: melon n.¹, -ist suffix.

Etymology: < melon n.¹ + -ist suffix. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (me·lŏnist) /ˈmɛlənɪst/.

Obsolete.

A person who cultivates melons.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > cultivation of fruit > [noun] > one who > specific fruit

melonist1667

orangist1693

prune rancher1908

rhubarber1917

1667 H. Oldenburg Let. 23 Dec. in Corr. (1967) IV. 74 A quantity of Melon-seed, of ye best kind in France, sent by ye best Melonist there.

1669 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 4 901 Concerning his way of ordering Melons; now communicated in English for the satisfaction of several curious Melonists in England.

1727 S. Switzer Pract. Kitchen Gardiner ii. vi. 49 At their first coming into England, there were but two kinds that our melonists..took notice of.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	melonist
释义	† melonistn. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: melon n.¹, -ist suffix. Etymology: < melon n.¹ + -ist suffix. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (me·lŏnist) /ˈmɛlənɪst/. Obsolete. A person who cultivates melons. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > cultivation of fruit > [noun] > one who > specific fruit melonist1667 orangist1693 prune rancher1908 rhubarber1917 1667 H. Oldenburg Let. 23 Dec. in Corr. (1967) IV. 74 A quantity of Melon-seed, of ye best kind in France, sent by ye best Melonist there. 1669 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 4 901 Concerning his way of ordering Melons; now communicated in English for the satisfaction of several curious Melonists in England. 1727 S. Switzer Pract. Kitchen Gardiner ii. vi. 49 At their first coming into England, there were but two kinds that our melonists..took notice of. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1667
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