·noun Liquor made from barley; strong ale.
1) to bree, to frighten. 2) broth without oatmeal. Lane. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
·noun A valuable grain, of the family of grasses, genus Hordeum, used for food, and for making malt,...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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
Strong beer. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
such barley as is sown the second crop, after the ground is fallowed. ...