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  • noun Plural form of zeriba.

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Examples

  • Out from behind the zeribas, rough hedges of dead boughs and brambles which protected each low tent, burst a tidal wave of children, some gay as little bright butterflies in gorgeous dresses, others wrapped in brilliant rags.

    The Golden Silence 1901

  • It was noticeable that all the important viaducts in Sweden were protected by elaborate zeribas of wire entanglement although the country was neutral, a form of defensive measure which was much less noticeable in England and Russia although they were belligerents.

    Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 1893

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