zareba

American  

[zuh-ree-buh] / zəˈri bə /

Or zareeba

noun

1. (in the Sudan and adjoining regions) a protective enclosure, as of thorn bushes.

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zareba British  

/ zəˈriːbə /

noun

1. a stockade or enclosure of thorn bushes around a village or campsite

2. the area so protected or enclosed

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Etymology

Origin of zareba

First recorded in 1840–50, zareba is from the Arabic word zarībah pen

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

zareba

She was prevented, however, by the thorns of the zareba.

From In Desert and Wilderness by Henryk Sienkiewicz

"The zareba was made out o' ivory," was his quiet reply.

From The Blind Lion of the Congo by Elliott Whitney

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 Elliott Whitney

In the jungle, not far from the club, I marked out the spot for our bivouac around which I ordered a zareba to be constructed.

From Life in an Indian Outpost by Gordon Casserly

The lion had made only one leap after leaving the zareba.

From The Blind Lion of the Congo by Elliott Whitney

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