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barley-water

barley-water is the alternative form of barley water.

Meaning of barley water

Noun

barley water (countable and uncountable, plural barley waters)

  1. (UK) 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.1945 January and February, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—III”, in Railway Magazine, page 14
  2. (archaic) A decoction of barley used as a nutritive and demulcent.

Forms of barley-water

pluralbarley-waters

Questions about barley-water

What is barley-water the alternative form of?
Barley-water is the alternative form of barley water.

Words near barley-water in the dictionary

  1. barley-broo
  2. barley-broth
  3. barley-broths
  4. barley-hood
  5. barley-sugar
  6. barley-water
  7. barley-waters
  8. barley-wine
  9. barley-wines
  10. barleybrake
  11. barleybrakes

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