The Collaborative International Dictionary
Parcel poet
Parcel \Par"cel\, a. & adv.
Part or half; in part; partially.
--Shak. [Sometimes hyphened
with the word following.]
The worthy dame was parcel-blind.
--Sir W.
Scott.
One that . . . was parcel-bearded [partially bearded].
--Tennyson.
Parcel poet, a half poet; a poor poet. [Obs.]
--B. Jonson.