short meter

short meter
noun
1. also short measure : a quatrain of which the first, second, and fourth lines are in iambic trimeter and the third in iambic tetrameter : a poulter's measure written as a quatrain — abbr. S.M.
2.
a. : quick work

make short meter of the job

b. : a short time

finished the job in short meter


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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