Barleycorn
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The third of an Inch. Wharton.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A lineal measure, a third of an inch.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In linear measure. The third of an inch.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In linear measure. The third of an inch.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
a lineal measure containing one-third of an inch. Dane’s Ab. c. 211, a. 13,8. 9. The barleycorn was the first measure, with its divisions and multiples, of all our measures of length, superficies, and capacity. Ib. c. 211, a. 18, s. 2.