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barley water

noun

Definitions

  1. A soft drink made by boiling pearl barley with water, and adding flavouring and sugar.

    • Large quantities of barley water were consumed constantly, but in the old days, a special boy was kept to run out for beer.

  2. A decoction of barley used as a nutritive and demulcent.

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