瓜か田でん

noun

melon field; melon patch

Refers to a field where melons are grown. Often encountered in the proverb 瓜田に履を納れず (Don't do things that invite suspicion).

• 瓜か田でんのそばで靴くつを直なおすと、盗ぬすんだと思おもわれるかもしれない。

  If you fix your shoes near a melon field, you might be suspected of stealing.