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Definition of Barleycorns
1. barleycorn [n] - See also: barleycorn
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barleycorns
Literary usage of Barleycorns
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Numismatic Chronicle by Royal Numismatic Society (Great Britain) (1895)
"At first sight we are tempted to think that the twelve pieces of bronze into
which the obol was divided corresponded to the weight of twelve barleycorns of ..."
2. Arithmetic: Designed for Academies and Schools, Uniting the Inductive by Charles Davies (1848)
"We first reduce the feet to inches and then add in the 10 inches : we next reduce
the inches to barleycorns and add in the 2 ..."
3. Arithmetic Designed for Academies and Schools: With Answers by Charles Davies (1847)
"We first reduce the feet to inches and then add in the 10 inches : we next reduce
the inches to barleycorns and add in the 2 ..."
4. Tribal Custom in Anglo-Saxon Law: Being an Essay Supplemental To: (1) The by Frederic Seebohm (1902)
"For convenience I adhere throughout to reckoning in wheat- grains. Professor Ridgeway
informs me that three barleycorns were equated with four wheat- grains ..."
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