barleycorn

/bahr-lee-kawrn/US // ˈbɑr liˌkɔrn //UK // (ˈbɑːlɪˌkɔːn) //

大麦角,大麦芽,大蒜,大麦芽糖

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : barley.
- : a grain of barley.
- : a unit of length equal to 1/3 inch.
- : Also barley corn . a type of basket weave that produces an allover geometric pattern.

In John Barleycorn, Heinold and his bar are referenced a whooping 17 times.
I guess they have got a little too much John Barleycorn on board!
A man cannot put up a good fight and entertain John Barleycorn at the same time.
This big, brawny world rover, who has been acquainted with alcohol from boyhood, comes out boldly against John Barleycorn.
Well, Bill died six years ago from over-assiduous cultivation of John Barleycorn, and they hushed it up.
Another made the mistake of supposing that he could pin John Barleycorn's shoulders to the mat.