barley broth

1. Broth made with barley. 12. A cant term for strong beer. "Can sodden water, A drench for sur-reyn'd jades, their barley -broth, Decoct their cold blood to such valiant beat?" Shakesp. Hen, V., iii. 5. barley-cake, barley cake, s. A cake made of barley-meal. "And thou shalt eat it as barley-cakes."-Ezek. iv. 12.