Barleycorn (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. barley1 (def. 1).
  2. a grain of barley.
  3. a unit of length equal to 1/3 inch (8.5 millimeters).
  4. a type of basket weave that produces an allover geometric pattern.
noun
  1. John Barleycorn.
noun
  1. a grain of barley, or barley itself
  2. an obsolete unit of length equal to one third of an inch
Barleycorn (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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