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barleycorn

noun bar·ley·corn \-ˌkȯrn\

Definition of BARLEYCORN

1
:  a grain of barley
2
:  an old unit of length equal to a third of an inch
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First Known Use of BARLEYCORN

1500

Rhymes with BARLEYCORN

alpenhorn, Capricorn, cyberporn, English horn, flügelhorn, foreign-born, Golden Horn, hunting horn, longicorn, Matterhorn, peppercorn, powder horn, saddle horn, unicorn, waterborne, waterworn, weatherworn

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. barleycorn
  2. John Barleycorn
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