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‖n. (Mil.) An improvised stockade; especially, one made of thorn bushes, etc. [ Written also zareeba, and zeriba. ] [ Egypt ] [ 1913 Webster ]

“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. [ 1913 Webster ]