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Barleycorn
UK
/ˈbɑːlɪkɔːn/
US
/ˈbɑrliˌkɔrn/
Translation of "barleycorn" into Russian
barleycorn
Noun
UK
/ˈbɑːlɪkɔːn/
US
/ˈbɑrliˌkɔrn/
barleycorn
barleycorns pl
ячменное зерно
The farmer harvested the barleycorn from his fields.
Фермер собрал ячменное зерно с полей.
Definitions
barleycorn
Noun
UK
/ˈbɑːlɪkɔːn/
US
/ˈbɑrliˌkɔrn/
A grain of barley.
The farmer harvested the barleycorn to make beer.
A unit of length equal to one-third of an inch, based on the length of a grain of barley.
The shoe size was measured using the barleycorn as a unit.
(archaic) A unit of weight equal to approximately one-third of a grain, historically based on the weight of a single grain of barley.
The goldsmith calculated the ring's mass in barleycorns.