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Definition and details for barleycorn:
Barleycorn is an old English unit of distance equal to 1/3 inch or about 8.47 millimeters. In farming societies was very common to use seeds as units of length. Barley was a basic crop in England. So barleycorn was a useful unit.
Definition and details for finger (length):
Finger is a traditional unit of distance equal to 11.43 cm or 4.5 international inches. Finger represents the length of the middle finger, from the joint (where the finger is attached to the hand) to the tip.
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