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单词 poulters' measure
释义

poulterer /polˈ or pōlˈtə-rər/ or (archaic) poulter /pōlˈtər/

noun

A dealer in dead fowls and game

ORIGIN: ME poulter, from OFr pouletier, from poulet; see poult

poulters' measure noun

A rhymed couplet in which the first line has 12 syllables and the second 14 (from the varying number of eggs formerly sold by poulterers as a dozen)

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