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bere
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bere, n. [AS. bere. See Barley.].
Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley, commonly the former (Hordeum hexastichon or Hordeum vulgare ). [1913 Webster]
bere, v. t. [Cf. OIcel. berja to strike.].
To pierce. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
bere, n.
See Bear, barley. [1913 Webster]
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