Convert barleycorn to step (length)
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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 (length):
Step is a unit of length equal to 1/2 pace. One step is usually defined to be 30 inches or 76.2 cm.