ˈskāz ə n noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin scazont-, scazon, from Greek skazont-, skazōn, literally, one that limps, from present participle of skazein to limp — more at shank
: a classical verse with a limping or halting movement:
a. : choliamb
b. : a trochaic tetrameter with protraction in the seventh foot : hipponactean