Barleycorn
WordNet

noun


(1)   A grain of barley
(2)   A grain of barley
WiktionaryText

Noun



  1. A grain of barley.
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  3. 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
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  6. A small groove between two mouldings.
 
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