poulter's measure

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A metre with alternate lines of 12 and 14 syllables, because it was said that poulters gave 12 eggs for the first dozen and 14 if you bought a second dozen
poulter's measure

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    poulter's meas·ure

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    Etymology

    () See Coined by George Gascoigne in 1576, See poulter & definition below.
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