scherm
[ skerm, skurm ]
noun
(in South Africa) a hut, screen, or shelter constructed from branches and canvas, scraped animal hides, or the like.
Origin of scherm
11860–65; <Afrikaans skerm screen, shelter <Dutch scherm screen, (earlier) shelter
Words Nearby scherm
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How to use scherm in a sentence
Hij ziet het scherm voor een kachel aan, en verknoeit alles.
The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland | J. Irwin BrownThe bedroom is usually the lee–side of a bush or scherm of cut branches.
The Matabele Campaign | R. S. S. Baden-PowellThen I turned a corner of the scherm (camp fence), and saw at once what was up.
Tales of South Africa | H.A. BrydenThere were several of us, and we slept in a scherm, very snug and jolly we were too.
In the Whirl of the Rising | Bertram MitfordAnd now footsteps were heard approaching the scherm, together with the rattle of assegai hafts.
John Ames, Native Commissioner | Bertram Mitford
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