- Look up
barleycorn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Barleycorn may
refer to: A
grain of
barley Barleycorn (unit) a unit of length,
equal to one-third...
- "John
Barleycorn" is an
English and
Scottish folk song. The song's
protagonist is John
Barleycorn, a
personification of
barley and of the
alcoholic beverages...
- John
Barleycorn Must Die is the
fourth studio album by
English rock band Traffic,
released in 1970 as
Island ILPS 9116 in the
United Kingdom,
United Artists...
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Royal Exchequer. The
formal barleycorn was 1⁄108 of its length. As
modern studies show, the
actual length of a
kernel of
barley varies from as
short as 0...
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English folklore, John
Barleycorn personifies the
grain and the
alcoholic beverages made from it.
English pub
names such as The
Barley Mow
allude to its role...
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mechanical stress.
Although an
excised corn resembles a
barleycorn in shape, the two
words '
corn' are unrelated. The word '
corn' for a
callus derives from the...
- law
dictionary that the
barleycorn was the
fundamental measure.
Butler observed, however, that "[a]s the
length of the
barley-
corn cannot be fixed, so the...
- John
Barleycorn is an
autobiographical novel by Jack
London dealing with his
enjoyment of
drinking and
struggles with alcoholism. It was
published in 1913...
- with
barley;
corn chowder,
which uses
corn instead of clams;
various fish chowders; and
potato chowder,
which is
often made with cheese. Fish,
corn, and...
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grains (which may be malted) are used for
different varieties,
including barley,
corn, rye, and wheat.
Whisky is
typically aged in
wooden casks,
which are...
