zariba, v.

zariba
http://www.oed.com/dictionary/zariba_v%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_use
First published 1921; not fully revised

# 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?

Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

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

1. Zarathustrianism, n. 1864–
2. Zarathustric, adj. 1848–
3. Zarathustrism, n. 1871–
4. zaratite, n. 1858–
5. zarcole, n. 1585–
6. zarda, n. 1899–
7. zardozi, n. 1871–
8. zarf | zurf, n. 1836–
9. zari, n. 1969–
10. zariba, n. 1849–
11. zariba, v.1885–
12. zarnich, n. 1612–
13. Zarp, n. 1895–
14. zarzuela, n. 1888–
15. zat, n. 1934–
16. zatch, n. 1950–
17. zawiya, n. 1836–
18. zawn, n. 1865–
19. zayat, n. 1823–
20. zayde, n. 1946–
21. zazen, n. 1727–

## Meaning & use

1. 1885–
   (transitive) to surround or enclose with a zariba; intransitive to construct or form a zariba.
   Stressed as zaˈriba.
   1. 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
   2. 1886

      > A large garden, zerebaed in with aloes and henna.

      Contemporary Review June 850
   fortification
   1. palisade 1632–
      transitive and intransitive. To surround, enclose, or fortify (a place) with a palisade; esp. to fence in (an area). Formerly also: †to train (a…
   2. stacket 1637
      (transitive) to raise a palisade about.
   3. stockado 1647–1765
      = stockade, v.; also with about, round.
   4. fraise 1706–
      transitive. To fence or defend with or as with a fraise.
   5. picket 1745–
      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…
   6. stockade 1755–
      transitive. To protect or fortify with a stockade. Also with adverbs in, off, round.
   7. zariba 1885–
      (transitive) to surround or enclose with a zariba; intransitive to construct or form a zariba.
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   1. hay Old English–1610
      transitive. To enclose or fence in by a hedge; to hedge.
   2. tine Old English–
      To enclose with a hedge or fence; to fence, to hedge in.
   3. frith 1377–
      transitive. To fence in. Also figurative.
   4. hedge a1425–
      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.
   5. fence 1435–
      transitive. To surround with or as with a fence (see fence, n. 4, 5); to enclose, fortify, protect.
   6. bar a1500
      transitive. To surround with a barrier or fence. Obsolete.
   7. hain a1500–
      transitive. To enclose or protect with a fence or hedge; esp. to preserve (grass) from cattle.
   8. mound 1515–
      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…
   9. fence 1535–
      With about, in, round, up. to fence off: to keep off by a fence. Also absol.
   10. teen 1616–1887
       transitive. To fence, hedge in; to make or repair (a fence or hedge). Cf. tine, v.¹
   11. mile 1655
       transitive. Perhaps: to enclose or fence in. Only as past participle.
   12. picket 1745–
       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…
   13. ring-fence 1761–
       transitive. To surround or enclose with a ring fence.
   14. zariba 1885–
       (transitive) to surround or enclose with a zariba; intransitive to construct or form a zariba.
   View in Historical Thesaurus
   1. snail 1548
      intransitive. Of soldiers: To form into a ‘snail’ or ‘snails’. Obsolete. rare.
   2. zariba 1885–
      (transitive) to surround or enclose with a zariba; intransitive to construct or form a zariba.
   View in Historical Thesaurus

## 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 data is computed programmatically, and should be regarded as an estimate.

### 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
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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

Originally published as part of the entry for zariba, n.

zariba, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.