English Explanatory Dictionary

poulter's measure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A metre with alternate lines of 12 and 14 syllables.

Word forms

poulter's measure poulter's measures

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.

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