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zareba
or za·ree·ba
[ zuh-ree-buh ]
noun
- (in the Sudan and adjoining regions) a protective enclosure, as of thorn bushes.
zareba
/ zəˈriːbə /
noun
- a stockade or enclosure of thorn bushes around a village or campsite
- the area so protected or enclosed
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Word History and Origins
Origin of zareba1
First recorded in 1840–50, zareba is from the Arabic word zarībah pen
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Word History and Origins
Origin of zareba1
C19: from Arabic zarībah cattlepen, from zarb sheepfold
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Example Sentences
But at the last his nerve failed him, and when we rushed his zareba, he and his men made their getaway—leaving everything behind.
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The village was surrounded by the usual thorn zareba, an' the whole tribe was gathered just inside the gates, feastin'.
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Behind the warriors and inside the zareba was a still larger assemblage of women and children.
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They were carried away from the fires and through rows of grass huts to the gateway of the zareba.
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With a quick motion the boy stooped and caught it up, whirled it around, and sent it flying across the zareba.
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