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bn:00008610n
Noun Concept
Categories: Units of length, Standards and measurement stubs
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barleycorn  H
EN
A grain of barley WordNet 3.0
English:
unit
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A grain of barley WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The barleycorn is an English unit of length equal to 1⁄3 of an inch. Wikipedia
The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes. Wiktionary
IS A
grain
British Imperial System
unit eeeof length
obsolete unit of length
PART OF
common barley
MEASURED PHYSICAL QUANTITY
length
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
barleycorn
Wikipedia
EN
barleycorn (unit)
Wikidata
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barleycorn
Wiktionary
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barleycorn
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