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

He took these—not to the scherm belonging to the camp at which he was a guest, but to the deserted scherm formerly occupied by Gert Gemsbok.

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

It rushed straight to the scherm, and there stood panting and with air erect along its back.

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

The scattered bushes of the scherm fence he rearranged, not against the wind but on the side facing the shop.

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

The old woman slept most of the day, but at night the cheerful firelight from the scherm lit up the kopjes long after the last of the Boers lay snoring.

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

Together they walked up the side of the kopje to the scherm.

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