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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The branches of the tree mantled the tent and the whole zareba so that not a drop of rain fell upon the ground, but above could be heard the rustle of leaves.
From In Desert and Wilderness by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
Strands of thorn-bush were interwoven among the tusks, which were planted closely in the ground, but the zareba was so low that the lion would have had no difficulty in leaping over it.
From The Blind Lion of the Congo by Whitney, Elliott
And pushing aside the thorns close by the rocks, he slipped out of the zareba.
From In Desert and Wilderness by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
This precaution was not at all superfluous, as a powerful whirlwind could scatter the thorny boughs with which the zareba was constructed and facilitate an attack by beasts of prey.
From In Desert and Wilderness by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
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
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