melon baller

noun

: a spoonlike utensil with a sharp edge used especially for cutting ball-shaped pieces from the pulp of a fruit

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Use the knife to cut the watermelon into cubes or use a melon baller or small ice cream scoop to form spheres. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2024 Once halved and the seeds have been scooped out, use a melon baller to scoop out small balls of cantaloupe. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2024 Prepare the strawberries: Cut the stems from your strawberries, and use a melon baller or parking knife to remove the strawberries' cores. Step 2. Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2024 Other common utensil suggestions: An old fashioned potato peeler, chef’s tweezers, a tiny melon baller, a wide-mouth boba straw. Allison Morrow, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for melon baller 

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of melon baller was in 1950

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“Melon baller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/melon%20baller. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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