balmyard

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noun

A place where obeah and related healing rituals are performed.

OriginJamaican Creole balmyard →
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Meanings

nounbalmyard (plural balmyards)

plural balmyards · alternative balm yard

  1. JamaicaA place where obeah and related healing rituals are performed.

Origin

  1. Jamaican Creolebalmyard
  2. Englishbalmyard

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

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APA

balmyard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balmyard

MLA

“balmyard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balmyard. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balmyard,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balmyard.

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