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balmyard

balmyard noun: a place where obeah and related healing rituals are performed.

Noun

balmyard (plural balmyards)

  1. (Jamaica) A place where obeah and related healing rituals are performed.

Forms of balmyard

pluralbalmyards
alternative formbalm yard

Origin of balmyard

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole balmyard. Equivalent to balm + yard.

Questions about balmyard

What does balmyard mean?
Balmyard means a place where obeah and related healing rituals are performed.
What part of speech is balmyard?
Balmyard is a noun.
What is the plural of balmyard?
The plural of balmyard is balmyards.

Words near balmyard in the dictionary

  1. balmorality
  2. balmorals
  3. Balmore
  4. balms
  5. balmy
  6. balmyard
  7. balmyards
  8. Balnakeil
  9. Balnarring
  10. Balnarring Beach
  11. Balne

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