·noun 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.
A grain much cultivated in Egypt (Ex. 9:31) and in Palestine (Lev. 27:16; Deut. 8:8). It was usually...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
is one of the most important of the cereal grains, and the most hardy of them all. It was grown by t...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
·noun Liquor made from barley; strong ale. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Strong beer. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
such barley as is sown the second crop, after the ground is fallowed. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose