zaribaverb
Factsheet
What does the verb zariba mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb zariba. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Entry status
OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
How common is the verb zariba?
| 1880 | 0.0011 |
| 1890 | 0.001 |
| 1900 | 0.0009 |
| 1910 | 0.0008 |
| 1920 | 0.0005 |
| 1930 | 0.0003 |
| 1940 | 0.0003 |
| 1950 | 0.0002 |
| 1960 | 0.0001 |
| 1970 | 0.0001 |
| 1980 | 0.0001 |
| 1990 | 0.0001 |
| 2000 | 0.0001 |
| 2010 | 0.0001 |
Where does the verb zariba come from?
Earliest known use
1880s
The earliest known use of the verb zariba is in the 1880s.
OED's earliest evidence for zariba is from 1885, in 19th Century.
Nearby entries
- Zarathustrianism, n.1864–
- Zarathustric, adj.1848–
- Zarathustrism, n.1871–
- zaratite, n.1858–
- zarcole, n.1585–
- zarda, n.1899–
- zardozi, n.1871–
- zarf | zurf, n.1836–
- zari, n.1969–
- zariba, n.1849–
- zariba, v.1885–
- zarnich, n.1612–
- Zarp, n.1895–
- zarzuela, n.1888–
- zat, n.1934–
- zatch, n.1950–
- zawiya, n.1836–
- zawn, n.1865–
- zayat, n.1823–
- zayde, n.1946–
- zazen, n.1727–
Meaning & use
- 1885–(transitive) to surround or enclose with a zariba; intransitive to construct or form a zariba.Stressed as zaˈriba.
- 1885
Orders were given to zereba ourselves... The Brigadier ordered the force to zereba on the best position that was near.
19th Century July 89 - 1886
A large garden, zerebaed in with aloes and henna.
Contemporary Review June 850
- palisade1632–transitive and intransitive. To surround, enclose, or fortify (a place) with a palisade; esp. to fence in (an area). Formerly also: †to train (a…
- stacket1637(transitive) to raise a palisade about.
- stockado1647–1765= stockade, v.; also with about, round.
- fraise1706–transitive. To fence or defend with or as with a fraise.
- picket1745–transitive. To enclose or surround with pickets, to palisade; (also) to fence in, fix down, etc., by means of pickets, to secure with pickets. Now…
- stockade1755–transitive. To protect or fortify with a stockade. Also with adverbs in, off, round.
- zariba1885–(transitive) to surround or enclose with a zariba; intransitive to construct or form a zariba.
the world space relative position condition of being external enclosing or enclosure [transitive verbs] enclose with a fence or hedge- hayOld English–1610transitive. To enclose or fence in by a hedge; to hedge.
- tineOld English–To enclose with a hedge or fence; to fence, to hedge in.
- frith1377–transitive. To fence in. Also figurative.
- hedgea1425–transitive. To surround with a hedge or fence as a boundary, or for purposes of defence. Also with in, about. to hedge off: to fence off with a hedge.
- fence1435–transitive. To surround with or as with a fence (see fence, n. 4, 5); to enclose, fortify, protect.
- bara1500transitive. To surround with a barrier or fence. Obsolete.
- haina1500–transitive. To enclose or protect with a fence or hedge; esp. to preserve (grass) from cattle.
- mound1515–transitive. To enclose or bound with a fence or hedge; to fence or hedge in. Now also: to shut (an animal) in an enclosure, to pen. Now English reg…
- fence1535–With about, in, round, up. to fence off: to keep off by a fence. Also absol.
- teen1616–1887transitive. To fence, hedge in; to make or repair (a fence or hedge). Cf. tine, v.¹
- mile1655transitive. Perhaps: to enclose or fence in. Only as past participle.
- picket1745–transitive. To enclose or surround with pickets, to palisade; (also) to fence in, fix down, etc., by means of pickets, to secure with pickets. Now…
- ring-fence1761–transitive. To surround or enclose with a ring fence.
- zariba1885–(transitive) to surround or enclose with a zariba; intransitive to construct or form a zariba.
Frequency
zariba typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zariba is in frequency band 1, which contains words occurring fewer than 0.001 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zariba, v., 1880–2010
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.
The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.
For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.
Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.
| Decade | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 0.0011 |
| 1890 | 0.001 |
| 1900 | 0.0009 |
| 1910 | 0.0008 |
| 1920 | 0.0005 |
| 1930 | 0.0003 |
| 1940 | 0.0003 |
| 1950 | 0.0002 |
| 1960 | 0.0001 |
| 1970 | 0.0001 |
| 1980 | 0.0001 |
| 1990 | 0.0001 |
| 2000 | 0.0001 |
| 2010 | 0.0001 |