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zareba

za·re·ba [ zə rbə ] (plural za·re·bas)


noun 
Definition:
 
stockade made of bushes: an outdoor enclosure, especially one made of thorn bushes and used as protection around a campsite or village in various parts of North Africa

[Mid-19th century. < Arabic zarība "cattle pen"]
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