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barley

A cereal of the species , or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

A cereal of the species , or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.

Origin: From , barli, from (later referring to barley itself and grain crops of similar appearance), from barley (compare ), from (compare ), from . Equivalent to . See. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Tappy keeps readjusting and Barley is moving along with it. This is all happening in my lap mind you.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Call that supreme? It's barley anything”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “That's not that much different from modern brewing except we malt the barley so we only have to mash for an hour. Oh and sanitation. 17 pints per day is probably for their whole family. Unlikely that they had clean water. The ABV was likely much lower than today.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Barley is using Tapioca as a pillow and I don’t think either know.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Important update: Barley is now hugging Tappy! They never snuggle like this, and definitely not for this long.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(Singapore) The seed of Job's tears.

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  • “When I could speak it was too late – didn't you hear me calling? Didn't you see my heart leap like a pup in the constant barley?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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