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john barleycorn
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John Barleycorn
(gcide) | Barleycorn \Bar"ley*corn`\, n. [See Corn.]
1. A grain or "corn" of barley.
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2. Formerly, a measure of length, equal to the average length
of a grain of barley; the third part of an inch.
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John Barleycorn, a humorous personification of barley as
the source of malt liquor or whisky.
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john barleycorn
(wn) | John Barleycorn
n 1: an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than
fermented [syn: liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink,
hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink] |
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John Barleycorn
(gcide) | Barleycorn \Bar"ley*corn`\, n. [See Corn.]
1. A grain or "corn" of barley.
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2. Formerly, a measure of length, equal to the average length
of a grain of barley; the third part of an inch.
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John Barleycorn, a humorous personification of barley as
the source of malt liquor or whisky.
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