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Ellenyard
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English
Proper noun
the Ellenyard
en Southern US South Midland US Appalachia The three stars in the belt of the constellation Orion.
References
en 2021-06-22 Michael B. Montgomery Jennifer K. N. Heinmiller Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English UNC Press Books 9781469662558 ell and yard (also ellenyard) noun See citations. 1952 Wilson Folk Speech NC 536 Ell and yard = the three stars in the belt of Orion. c.1960 Wilson Coll: Ell and yard or Ellen Yard = the three stars in Orion's girdle. This was common at Fidelity as far back as I can remember. [DARE ellenyard n South, South Midland]
Anagrams
en adeellnry learnedly learnèdly
en Constellations