1. n. & v. See Big, n. & v.
1. a four rowed barley [n -S]
1. Barley, especially the hardy four-rowed kind. ""Bear interchanges in local use, now with barley, now with bigg."" (new English Dict) Origin: OE. Bif, bigge; akin to Icel. Bygg, Dan. Byg, Sw. Bjugg. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
