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John barleycorn Moderate

John barleycorn has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

Proper Noun
1

a personification of alcoholic drink, particularly beer and whisky.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
alcohol
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
aqua vitae aquavit arrack bitters brandy gin ouzo rum schnapps mescal tequila vodka whiskey firewater lacing
Rhyming Words
orn born horn gorn korn morn lorn sorn worn norn dorn xorn torn corn forn zorn quorn aborn unorn bjorn
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