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单词 john barleycorn
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John Barleycorn


noun

a personification of barley as used in malt liquor, of malt liquor itself, or of any intoxicating liquor.

Origin of John Barleycorn

First recorded in 1610–20

Words nearby John Barleycorn

Johannesburg, Johannes Damascenus, Johannine, Johannsen, john, John Barleycorn, John Bircher, John Birch Society, johnboat, John Brown's Body, John Bull
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British Dictionary definitions for John Barleycorn

John Barleycorn

noun

usually jocular the personification of alcohol, esp of malt spirits
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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