Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poulter's measure

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poul-ter's mea-sure
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A metre with alternate lines of 12 and 14 syllables.

Example Sentences

"Good ladies, ye that have your pleasure in exile Step in your foot, come take a place and mourn with me awhile. And such as by their lords do set but little price, Let them sit still, it skills them not what chance come on the dice."

Etymology

Coined by George Gascoigne in 1576, because it was said that poulters gave 12 eggs for the first dozen and 14 if you bought a second dozen.

Inflected Forms

poulter's measures (plural)

Questions

What does poulter's measure mean?: A metre with alternate lines of 12 and 14 syllables.
Where does poulter's measure come from?: Coined by George Gascoigne in 1576, because it was said that poulters gave 12 eggs for the first dozen and 14 if you bought a second dozen.

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