Etymology

balmyard

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Today it means: A place where obeah and related healing rituals are performed. Full definition →

Jamaican Creole balmyard
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  1. Jamaican Creole · borrowed frombalmyard
  2. English todaybalmyard

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.