John Barleycorn Definition

noun
Corn liquor, malt liquor, etc.
Webster's New World
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pronoun

A personification of alcoholic drink, particularly beer and whisky.

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Origin of John Barleycorn

  • John (commonly used to personify a concept) + barleycorn; barley is used to produce malt the source of most British alcoholic drink.

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