About The Word Barleycorn
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Barleycorn
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What's The Definition Of Barleycorn?
[n] a grain of barley
[n] a grain of barley Synonyms | Synonyms for Barleycorn: barley Related Terms | Find terms related to Barleycorn: See Also | caryopsis | cereal | common barley | common barley | food grain | grain | grain | Hordeum vulgare | Hordeum vulgare | pearl barley Barleycorn In Webster's Dictionary \Bar"ley*corn`\, n. [See {Corn}.]
1. A grain or ``corn'' of barley.
2. Formerly, a measure of length, equal to the average length
of a grain of barley; the third part of an inch.
{John Barleycorn}, a humorous personification of barley as
the source of malt liquor or whisky.
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