zareba
Americannoun
noun
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a stockade or enclosure of thorn bushes around a village or campsite
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the area so protected or enclosed
Etymology
Origin of zareba
First recorded in 1840–50, zareba is from the Arabic word zarībah pen
Example Sentences
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Two days later we caught up, formin' a zareba near his.
From The Blind Lion of the Congo by Whitney, Elliott
As nearly as the boys could guess, there were something like three hundred warriors gathered about the gate of the zareba as they came up.
From The Blind Lion of the Congo by Whitney, Elliott
As he rose to leave the Common Room, Lonsdale emerged from the zareba of illustrated papers with which he had fortified his place at table.
From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton
Here they could see a number of fires blazing in a vacant space near the thorn zareba, and toward this Mbopo led them.
From The Blind Lion of the Congo by Whitney, Elliott
"Let's have a look at that zareba, Critch."
From The Blind Lion of the Congo by Whitney, Elliott
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