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poul — poul; poul·sen; poul·ter·er; poul·ter s; poul·try; poul·try·less; poul·try·man; poul·tice; … English syllables
ter's — hun·ter s; ka·ter s; poul·ter s; rei·ter s; sui·ter s; va·ter s; kline·fel·ter s; sil·ves·ter s; … English syllables
poulter's — poul·ter s … English syllables
poulterer — poul·ter·er … English syllables
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
poulterer — poul•ter•er [[t]ˈpoʊl tər ər[/t]] n. brit. a dealer in poultry, hares, and game • Etymology: 1525–35; obs. poulter poultry dealer (< MF pouletier; see pullet, ier II) + er I … From formal English to slang
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
Poulter — Poul ter, n. [OE. pulter. See Poult.] A poulterer. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poulterer — Poul ter*er, n. One who deals in poultry. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
