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ZERIBA
Etymology
Noun
zeriba (plural zeribas)
(historical) A fence of the type once commonly improvised in northeastern Africa from thornbushes.
(by extension) An improvised stockade, particularly those similarly located and constructed.
(by extension) A camp of troops employing such an enclosure.
(by extension) Any wild and barbed barrier, evocative of a briar or thorn patch.
Verb
zeriba (third-person singular simple present zeribas, present participle zeribaing, simple past and past participle zeribaed)
To erect or take refuge within a zeriba.
Anagrams
• braize
Source: Wiktionary
Ze*ri"ba, n. (Mil.)
Definition: Same as Zareba.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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