Meaning of BARLEYCORN
| Pronunciation: | | 'bârlee`korn
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- [n] a grain of barley
- [n] a grain of barley
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| | Synonyms: | | barley |
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| | See Also: | | caryopsis, cereal, common barley, common barley, food grain, grain, grain, Hordeum vulgare, Hordeum vulgare, pearl barley | |
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| | Definition: | | \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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