Convert barleycorn to shot (U.S. shackle)
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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 shot (U.S. shackle):
Shot is another name for a shackle as unit of length for anchor chains. It is common in the U.S. and equal to 90 feet or 27.432 meters.