Barleycorn
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
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.