Barleycorn, John
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishBarleycorn, JohnJohn BarleycornBarleycorn, John → John BarleycornJohn BarleycornJohn Bar‧ley‧corn /ˌdʒɒn ˈbɑːlikɔːn $ ˌdʒɑːn ˈbɑːrlikɔːrn/ noun [uncountable] lit, old-fash the personification (=the representation of a thing as a person, in literature or art) of alcoholic drink, especially strong drinks such as whisky