barleycorn

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

bar·ley·corn

noun \-ˌkrn\

Definition of BARLEYCORN

1
: a grain of barley
2
: an old unit of length equal to a third of an inch

First Known Use of BARLEYCORN

1500

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