barley-corn noun.
['bɑ:lɪkɔ:n] LME.[from BARLEY noun + CORN noun1.]1. =
BARLEY noun.
LME.b. Personified as
John Barleycorn, esp. as the source of malt liquors.
E17.2. Hist. The length of a grain of barley as a measure, usu. 1 / 3 inch.
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