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dead yards

dead yards is the plural of dead yard.

Meaning of dead yard

Noun

dead yard (plural dead yards)

  1. A Caribbean funerary tradition, an extended wake that lasts for several days, with roots in African tradition. Friends and family visit the home of the deceased to share condolences and memories while singing hymns and eating food together.
    Synonyms:
    nine night

Questions about dead yards

What is dead yards the plural of?
Dead yards is the plural of dead yard.

Words near dead yards in the dictionary

  1. Dead Women Crossing
  2. dead women walking
  3. dead wood
  4. dead wrong
  5. dead yard
  6. dead yards
  7. dead zone
  8. dead zones
  9. dead's part
  10. dead-air space
  11. dead-air spaces

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