/ Dictionary / Index P poulter's measure: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: poul'ter's meas'ure Pronunciation: (pōl'turz), [key] — Pros. 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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. poulterer poultice Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cygnet Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language