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English
Etymology
John (commonly used to personify a concept) + barleycorn, barley is used to produce malt the source of most British alcoholic drink.

Proper noun
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John barleycorn|Barleycorn

1. a personification of alcoholic drink, particularly beer and whisky.
2. a traditional British folk song

Category:English proper nouns

• 2006-01-05 07:17 - Saltmarsh - /* Proper noun */ +cat

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