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单词 balmyard
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Definition of balmyard in English:

balmyard

nounˈbɑːmjɑːd
  • (in the West Indies) a place where the rituals of Pocomania or obeah are practised.

    (西印度)进行波克曼尼亚(或欧比亚)仪式的场所,巴尔密场

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His balmyard, famous for healing bush baths and unusual remedies, used to attract patients from all over the island and from overseas.
    • She still remembers that day in the balmyard fifty years ago when she paid him 5 pounds for the silver ring to guide and protect her against all evil that the devil might do to her.

Origin

From balm in the sense 'healing influence', possibly influenced by an African word.

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