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

Example Sentences

Nell's tent stood on a high and dry spot close to a big white-ant hillock, which barred the access from one side and for that reason lessened the labor of building the zareba.

From In Desert and Wilderness by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

But at the last his nerve failed him, and when we rushed his zareba, he and his men made their getaway—leaving everything behind.

From The Blind Lion of the Congo by Whitney, Elliott

At last, however, Bwana kubwa ordered them to stop, as the sun was setting and it was time to start the construction of the zareba.

From In Desert and Wilderness by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

I should think we might rig up something right here inside the ivory zareba, but I don't see quite how.

From The Blind Lion of the Congo by Whitney, Elliott

"And we can carry off this whole blamed zareba that way, with the ankh too!"

From The Blind Lion of the Congo by Whitney, Elliott