winter barley

noun

barley that is planted in the autumn to be harvested in the spring or early summer.

Origin of winter barley

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First recorded in 1570–80

Words Nearby winter barley

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How to use winter barley in a sentence

Scotch pearl-barley and French barley resemble the last, but are smaller, being generally made from winter-barley or bigg.
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