Search Result for "john barleycorn":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented;
[syn: liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Barleycorn \Bar"ley*corn`\, n. [See Corn.] 1. A grain or "corn" of barley. [1913 Webster] 2. Formerly, a measure of length, equal to the average length of a grain of barley; the third part of an inch. [1913 Webster] John Barleycorn, a humorous personification of barley as the source of malt liquor or whisky. [1913 Webster]
