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Webster 1913 Edition


Barley-bree

Bar′ley-breeˊ

(-brēˊ)
,
Noun.
[Lit. barley broth. See
Brew
.]
Liquor made from barley; strong ale.
[Humorous]
[Scot.]
Burns.

Definition 2024


barley-bree

barley-bree

English

Noun

barley-bree (uncountable)

  1. (humorous, obsolete, Scotland) liquor made from barley; strong ale
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