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  2. Barleycorn (unit) - Wikipedia

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    A chart of Imperial and United States customary units. The barleycorn is an English unit of length [1] equal to 1 ⁄ 3 of an inch (i.e. about 8.47 mm). It is still used as the basis of shoe sizes in English-speaking countries.

  3. Shoe size - Wikipedia

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    "Today in America, the sizing generally adheres relatively closely to a formula of 3 times the length of the foot in inches (the barleycorn length), less a constant (22 for men and 21 for women). In the UK, shoe sizes follow a similar method of computation, except that the constant is 23, and it is the same for men and women".

  4. English units - Wikipedia

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    The Compositio redefined the yard, foot, inch, and barleycorn to 10 ⁄ 11 of their previous value. [dubious – discuss] However, it retained the Anglo-Saxon rod of 15 x 11 ⁄ 10 feet (5.03 metres) and the acre of 4 × 40 square rods. Thus, the rod went from 5 old yards to 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 new yards, or 15 old feet to 16 + 1 ⁄ 2 new feet. The ...

  5. List of obsolete units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Barleycorn – one-third of an inch. Cana – a unit of length used in the former Crown of Aragon, at least in Catalonia. It is around the same value as the vara of Aragon, Spain, and Portugal. [3] Cubit [4] Ell; Girah; Guz; Hat'h; Jow; Lachter – a unit of length once used in the mining industry in most of Europe. It was usually used to ...

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  9. Barleycorn - Wikipedia

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    Barleycorn may refer to: A grain of barley; Barleycorn (unit) a unit of length, equal to one-third of an inch; Barleycorn (surname) The Barleycorn, an Irish ...