parcel-poet

noun

A bad poet; a poetaster.

Meanings

nounparcel-poet (plural parcel-poets)

plural parcel-poets

  1. obsoleteA bad poet; a poetaster.

Origin

See parcel (“part or half; partially”).

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APA

parcel-poet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parcel-poet

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“parcel-poet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parcel-poet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parcel-poet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parcel-poet.

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