John Bar ‧ ley ‧ corn /ˌdʒɒn ˈbɑːlikɔːn $ ˌdʒɑːn ˈbɑːrlikɔːrn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] literary old-fashioned
the ↑ personification (=the representation of a thing as a person, in literature or art) of alcoholic drink, especially strong drinks such as ↑ whisky