Usually means: Sixteen-syllable line in poetry.
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  1. sixteener: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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▸ noun:  (historical) During the American Civil War, a child who, having reached the age of 16, was discharged from a soldiers' orphan school.

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hexagenarian, sixteenth, sixtysomething, sexagenarian, sweet sixteen, hexagenerian, sexagenary, sixtieth, sixer, sexagenerian, more...

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hexagenarian, sixteenth, sixtysomething, sexagenarian, sweet sixteen, hexagenerian, sexagenary, sixtieth, sixer, sexagenerian, more...



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