scherm
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of scherm
1860–65; < Afrikaans skerm screen, shelter < Dutch scherm screen, (earlier) shelter
Example Sentences
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Another troop swerved to a course calculated to bring them fairly close to the scherm; there were eight birds in it.
From Lodges in the Wilderness by W. C. (William Charles) Scully
He looked round to the back of the camp in the direction of where the scherm of the servants had been, and was relieved to see no light.
From Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert by W. C. (William Charles) Scully
Together they walked up the side of the kopje to the scherm.
From Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert by W. C. (William Charles) Scully
“This is the spot,” he said; “here are the marks of our scherm poles; and there,” pointing to the dent of a small heel, “is her spoor.”
From The Golden Rock by Ernest Glanville
I sprang from the scherm and ran to my quarry.
From Lodges in the Wilderness by W. C. (William Charles) Scully
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