- Poulter
- Poulter Poul"ter, n. [OE. pulter. See Poult.] A poulterer. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
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Poulter — is a surname, and may refer to: *Arthur Poulter, a British Victoria Cross recipient *Ian Poulter, a British golfer *Marlene Clark Poulter, an American television soap opera writer *Paul Poulter, a British Pickup Truck Racing driver *Ray Poulter,… … Wikipedia
Poulter — ist der Familienname von: Ian Poulter (* 1976), britischer Golfer Will Poulter (* 1993), britischer Schauspieler Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
Poulter — This interesting and unsual name is of Norman French origin, introduced into Britain after the Conquest of 1066. It is an occupational surname for a poultry dealer, or a breeder of chickens, derived from the Old French term pouletier, poletier ,… … Surnames reference
poulter's measure — noun Etymology: obsolete poulter poulterer, from Middle English pulter; from the former practice of occasionally giving one or two extra when counting eggs by dozens Date: 1576 a meter in which lines of 12 and 14 syllables alternate … New Collegiate Dictionary
poulter'smeasure — poul·ter s measure (pōlʹtərz) n. A metrical pattern employing couplets in which the first line is in iambic hexameter and the second is in iambic heptameter. [From obsolete poulter, a poultry dealer (from the practice of giving a few extra eggs … Universalium
poulter's measure — /pohl teuhrz/, Pros. a metrical pattern using couplets having the first line in iambic hexameter, or 12 syllables, and the second in iambic heptameter, or 14 syllables. [1570 80; so called because poulters (see POULTERER) used to give extra eggs… … Universalium
Poulter — 1) That member of a noble or royal household whose duty was the provision of poultry and other foods; also the member of a monastery similarly charged. [< OldFr. poulet = a chicken] Cf. Obedientiary 2) Metrical form of a poem written in lines… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
poulter's — poul·ter s … English syllables
poulter — noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English pulter, from Middle French pouletier, from Old French, from polet, poulet young chicken, young fowl + ier er more at pullet obsolete : poulterer … Useful english dictionary
poulter's measure — noun 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 … Wiktionary
