The fire was dying out and soon could be heard only the grinding of the durra in the camels' teeth.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
The Bedouins in the course of the two weeks preceding the abduction of the children had placed in hiding-places, supplies of durra, biscuits, and dates, but only for a distance of four days' journey from Medinet.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
In short, all was managed so beautifully that in six more moons the coy Mabonga split the durra straw with King Golo, amid vast rejoicings and in din almost equal to that which a wedding in Wales arouses.
"Springhaven A Tale of the Great War"
R. D. Blackmore