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Convert barleycorn to step (U.S. marching 8 by 5)
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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 step (U.S. marching 8 by 5):
U.S. marching bands use a shorter step equal to 22.5 inches or 57.15 cm. In this case 8 steps are made every 5 yards.
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