BARLEYCORN
Meaning of BARLEYCORN in English
transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌkȯrn ]
noun
Date: 1500
1. : a grain of barley
2. : an old unit of length equal to a third of an inch
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.
Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.
2003