barley water

Definitions

1. A soft drink made by boiling pearl barley with water, and adding flavouring and sugar.
   British, countable, uncountable
2. A decoction of barley used as a nutritive and demulcent.
   archaic, countable, uncountable

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Examples

“Large quantities of barley water were consumed constantly, but in the old days, a special boy was kept to run⟳ out for beer.”

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