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Meaning of barleycorn

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

barleycorn

Pronunciation:/ˈbɑː(ɹ)liˌkɔː(ɹ)n/

noun

Definitions

  1. A grain of barley.

  2. The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes

  3. A small groove between two mouldings.