n. 1. Bad singing or poetry. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A drawling or monotonous tone, as of a badly executed song. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Drawling; monotonous; having a monotonous cadence. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
v. i. To write poor poetry. [ R. ] Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]