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Search phrase: barley

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Henry VH5 III.v.19A drench for sur-reined jades, their barley broth,A Drench for sur-reyn'd Iades, their Barly broth,
The TempestTem IV.i.61Of wheat, rye, barley, fetches, oats, and pease;Of Wheate, Rye, Barley, Fetches, Oates and Pease;
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.iii.30barley-break, we of the blessed. Alas, 'tis a sore life theyBarly breake, / We of the blessed; alas, tis a sore life they

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barley brothale [as given to horses]
barley-breaktype of country game in which a couple occupies a den [nicknamed ‘hell’] in the centre of a [barley] field, and tries to catch other couples, who may separate [break] when about to be caught

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BARLEYBASICbarley n
BARLEYGAMEbarley-break n
BREAKGAMEbarley-break n

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