scherm

American  

[skerm, skurm] / skɛrm, skɜrm /

noun

1. (in South Africa) a hut, screen, or shelter constructed from branches and canvas, scraped animal hides, or the like.

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Etymology

Origin of scherm

1860–65; < Afrikaans skerm screen, shelter < Dutch scherm screen, (earlier) shelter

Example Sentences

And now footsteps were heard approaching the scherm, together with the rattle of assegai hafts.

From John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising by Mitford, Bertram

They buried Oosthuysen’s body that evening, and covered the grave with thorns, and set a strong scherm of thorns about it to keep off the wild beasts.

From Tales of South Africa by Bryden, H.A.

Ostrich shooting in the desert from a scherm was far more than my fancy had painted it.

From Lodges in the Wilderness by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)

When he reached the deserted scherm he laid himself down behind the rearranged fence, lit his pipe, and waited.

From Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)

He was now popularising it among the dwellers of the Desert, for he played it at every scherm he visited.

From Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)