Boma

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  • n. An enclosure usually made of thorn bushes, and latterly of steel fencing, for protection from marauders.
  • n. A stockade made of bushes and thorns.
  • n. A hide.
  • n. A hut.
  • n. A military or police post or magistracy.
  • n. A type of fertilizer rich in animal dung.
  • n. A method of composting.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An inclosure of bushes, thorn, or stakes formed as a protection for a camp or village.
  • Word Usage
    "Since then, the Bantu term boma has been used to describe any kind of fence, from a colonial fortress to a makeshift shelter."
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