zareba Meaning, Definition & Usage

Za*re"ba noun

Definitions

1. (Mil.) An improvised stockade; especially, one made of thorn bushes, etc. Written also zareeba, and zeriba. Egypt

   "Ah," he moralizes, "what wonderful instinct on the part of this little creature to surround itself with a zareba like the troops after Osman Digma." R. Jefferies.