Ellenyard
English
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]the Ellenyard
- (Southern US, South Midland US, Appalachia) The three stars in the belt of the constellation Orion.
References
[edit]- 2021 June 22, Michael B. Montgomery, Jennifer K. N. Heinmiller, Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English, UNC Press Books, →ISBN:
- 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]