Definition of "zimbi" []

• A money-cowry, as Cypræa moneta. See cut under cowry. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "At his feet lay the senseless form of little Tota, to my left squatted Indaba-zimbi, nodding his white lock and muttering something -- probably spells; while in front was my giant antagonist, his spear aloft and his plumes wavering in the gentle wind."
• "Indaba-zimbi drew his mark in the shape of a little star, in humorous allusion to Stella's native name."
• "Indaba-zimbi, I found a deeper meaning in Stella's simplest word."