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barleycorn
[ bahr-lee-kawrn ]
/ ˈbɑr liˌkɔrn /
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noun
a grain of barley.
a unit of length equal to 1/3 inch (8.5 millimeters).
Also barley corn . a type of basket weave that produces an allover geometric pattern.
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barleycorn
/ (ˈbɑːlɪˌkɔːn) /
noun
a grain of barley, or barley itself
an obsolete unit of length equal to one third of an inch
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