Verse form named after a county (8 letters) — Crossword Helper

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Verse form named after a county (8 letter answer)

The Answer

LIMERICK

Tags

after bawdy county creation edward form irish lace lear limerick named often origin specialty verse

Notes

The answer LIMERICK is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.

Related Clues

Lear creation
Edward Lear specialty
A lace of Irish origin
Often-bawdy verse

Definition

LIMERICK as a noun:

1. port city in southwestern Ireland
2. a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba