Choliambic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Choliamb \Cho"li*amb\, Choliambic \Cho`li*am"bic\, n. [L.
     choliambus, Gr. ?; ? lame + ? an iambus.] (Pros.)
     A verse having an iambus in the fifth place, and a spondee in
     the sixth or last.
     [1913 Webster] Cholic