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3 definitions found 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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