lacing vs John Barleycorn

lacing and John Barleycorn both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lacing	Yes	No	No	No
John Barleycorn	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, John Barleycorn is a hypernym of lacing; that is, John Barleycorn is a word with a broader meaning than lacing:

lacing: a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage
John Barleycorn: an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

Other hypernyms of lacing include booze, hard drink, hard liquor, liquor, spirits, strong drink.

lacing (noun)	John Barleycorn (noun)
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows	an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage