Stuart's Daily Word Spot: Zariba

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Zariba: noun (and zareba) - In Sudan and neighbouring lands; a camp fortified by a fence, often of thorn trees, as defence against enemies or wild animals; a defensive force or barrier.

‘Georgiana watched men with spears drive the herd of cattle through a gap in the thorn bushes until the zariba was full of animals. They then sealed the entrance by dragging a moveable barrier of thorn bushes into the gap.’

Stuart's Daily Word Spot: Udder

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Udder: noun -  baggy and often pendulous organ, carrying two or more teats or nipples, in which milk is produced and dispensed in female ungulate mammals, like cows; animal's teat; in plural and informally - a woman's breasts.

‘Gloria had to wash the udders of every cow in the herd before they could be milked, otherwise there was a danger of infection from the mechanical milking device that had replaced manual extraction for efficiency.’

‘Wow, Henry, see that tart over there; with udders like that, it’s a wonder she doesn’t fall over. Mind you, she couldn’t fall flat on ‘er face, could she?’