English Explanatory Dictionary

balmyard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A place where obeah and related healing rituals are performed.

Word forms

balmyard balmyards balm yard

Etymology

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

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