1629. Carew, Poems (1772), ‘Second Rapture,’ p. 174. In whose sweet
embraces I, May melt myself to lust and die.
To look as if butter would not melt in the mouth. See Butter.
’Twill cut butter when it’s melted (or hot). See Butter.
Melted-butter, subs. (venery).—The semen; cream (q.v.).
Melting, subs. (pugilistic).—See quot.
1823. Bee, Dict. of the Turf, s.v. Melting—a sound drubbing, all
one way. A melter is he who punisheth, and the thing administered
is a melting—a corruption of malletting.
Melting moments, subs. phr. (old).—See quot.
1823. Grose, Vulg. Tongue (3rd ed.), s.v. Melting moments, a fat
man and woman in the amorous congress.
Melting-pot, subs. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms see
Monosyllable.
Melton, subs. (tailors’).—Dry bread.
Member, subs. (conventional).—1. The penis. For synonyms see Creamstick
and Prick. Also unruly member, privy-member and member for Cockshire.
1356. Mandeville, Travels, p. 197. Thei gon all naked, saf a
litylle Clout, that thei coveren with here knees and hire membres.
1611. Deut. xxiii. 1 [Authorised Version]. He that hath his privy
member cut off.
1639. Glapthorne, Argalus, i. 2. Leg neatly made ... thigh
proportionable ... a back that can bear any weight ... full limbs
... a lusty chine ... rump so well made, and firmely knit, The
nymphs are all stark mad for it, Because they think the rest of my
members proportionable.
1647–80. Rochester, A Satire on the King. E’er she can raise the
member she enjoys.
d. 1796. Burns, Epistle to a Tailor. An’ whatfor no Your dearest
member.
3. (common).—A person: almost exclusively with qualifying terms, as hot
(q.v.); rum (q.v.); warm (q.v.) and the like.
1891. Sporting Life, 28 Mar. Accordingly Jem was put to work, but,
warm a member as our hero was, standing in front of a blazing
furnace for hours and pushing in and pulling out huge bars of iron
was too hot even for Jem’s sanguinary temperament.
Member-mug, subs. (common).—1. A chamber-pot. For synonyms see It.
1690. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew, s.v.
1725. New Cant. Dict., s.v.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v.