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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Barley \Bar"ley\, n. [OE. barli, barlich AS b[ae]rlic; bere
barley + l[=i]c (which is prob. the same as E. like adj., or
perh. a form of AS le[=a]c leek). AS bere is akin to Icel,
barr barley, Goth. barizeins made of barley, L. far spelt;
cf W. barlys barley, bara bread. ?92. Cf {Farina}, 6th
{Bear}.] (Bot.)
A valuable grain, of the family of grasses, genus {Hordeum},
used for food, and for making malt, from which are prepared
beer, ale, and whisky.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
barley
n 1: a grain of barley [syn: {barleycorn}]
2: cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and
grain
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Barley
a grain much cultivated in Egypt (Ex. 9:31) and in Palestine
(Lev. 27:16; Deut. 8:8). It was usually the food of horses (1
Kings 4:28). Barley bread was used by the poorer people (Judg.
7:13; 2 Kings 4:42). Barley of the first crop was ready for the
harvest by the time of the Passover, in the middle of April
(Ruth 1:22; 2 Sam. 21:9). Mention is made of barley-meal (Num.
5:15). Our Lord fed five thousand with "five barley loaves and
two small fishes" (John 6:9).
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