barley

barley
    n 1: a grain of barley [syn: {barley}, {barleycorn}]
    2: cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and
       grain
    

Barley \Bar"ley\, n. [OE. barli, barlich, AS. b[ae]rlic; bere
   barley + l[imac]c (which is prob. the same as E. like, adj.,
   or perh. a form of AS. le[=a]c leek). AS. bere is akin to
   Icel, barr barley, Goth. barizeins made of barley, L. far
   spelt; cf. W. barlys barley, bara bread. ?92. Cf. {Farina},
   6th {Bear}.] (Bot.)
   A valuable grain, of the family of grasses, genus {Hordeum},
   used for food, and for making malt, from which are prepared
   beer, ale, and whisky.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Barley bird} (Zool.), the siskin.

   {Barley sugar}, sugar boiled till it is brittle (formerly
      with a decoction of barley) and candied.

   {Barley water}, a decoction of barley, used in medicine, as a
      nutritive and demulcent.
      [1913 Webster] Barleybrake
    

Barley
a grain much cultivated in Egypt (Ex. 9:31) and in Palestine
(Lev. 27:16; Deut. 8:8). It was usually the food of horses (1
Kings 4:28). Barley bread was used by the poorer people (Judg.
7:13; 2 Kings 4:42). Barley of the first crop was ready for the
harvest by the time of the Passover, in the middle of April
(Ruth 1:22; 2 Sam. 21:9). Mention is made of barley-meal (Num.
5:15). Our Lord fed five thousand with "five barley loaves and
two small fishes" (John 6:9).
    

28 Moby Thesaurus words for "barley":
      bird seed, bran, cat food, chicken feed, chop, corn, dog food,
      eatage, ensilage, feed, fodder, forage, grain, hay, mash, meal,
      oats, pasturage, pasture, pet food, provender, scratch,
      scratch feed, silage, slops, straw, swill, wheat