1. John Barleycorn, fictional humorous personification of alcohol, first appearing about 1620.John Barleycorn was a figure in British and American folklore.British sources often refer to the character as Sir John Barleycorn, as in a 17th-century pamphlet, The Arraigning and Indicting of Sir John Barleycorn, Knight, and in a ballad found in The English Dancing Master (1651).

2. In English folklore, John Barleycorn is a character who represents the crop of barley harvested each autumn

3. A grain of barley; Barleycorn (unit) a unit of length, equal to one third of an inch Barleycorn (surname) The Barleycorn, an Irish traditional music band "John Barleycorn", a traditional British folk-song John Barleycorn, by Jack London

4. Reading Jack London's "John Barleycorn" is like attending an AA meeting almost 50 years before they were instituted

5. Arraigning and Indicting OF Sir John Barleycorn NEWLY COMPOSED By a well-wisher to Sir John and all that love him

6. The Tale of John Barleycorn From planting, harvesting, brewing, and celebrating, the ancient British ballad anthropomorphically tells the story of how barley is converted into beer

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8. Barleycorn Lyrics: Spake John Barleycorn, "In my heart is a valley / The meek should be exalted / I will walk through this valley / My steps seem to falter / In my heart is a valley / The meek should

9. In Britain and U.S., the grain is used mainly to prepare liquor, hence personification of malt liquor as John Barleycorn (1620) in popular ballads, and many now-obsolete figures of speech, such as to wear a barley cap (16c.) "to be drunk."

10. Arrack: 1 n any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses Synonyms: arak Type of: John Barleycorn , booze , hard drink , hard liquor , liquor , spirits , strong drink an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented