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单词 balmyard
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balmyard
balmyard n. an outdoor enclosure where a balm is performed.
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1917 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 23 Feb. 11/7 A Balm Yard surrounded with Bible reading and prayer.
1938 Z. N. Hurston Tell my Horse i. 15 A Balm Yard is a place where they give baths, and the people who operate these yards are to their followers both doctor and priest.
1980 M. Thelwell Harder they Come iii. 90 Mother Anderson and her flock of poco jumpers held loud sessions at the balmyard every night.
2003 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 21 Feb. d4/3 These balmyards are not only patronised by the poor of the peasantry, but also by businessmen who park their expensive cars a discreet distance away.
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