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shadoof
[ shah-doof ]
noun
- a device used in Egypt and other Eastern countries for raising water, especially for irrigation, consisting of a long suspended rod with a bucket at one end and a weight at the other.
shadoof
/ ʃəˈduːf /
noun
- a mechanism for raising water, consisting of a pivoted pole with a bucket at one end and a counterweight at the other, esp as used in Egypt and the Near East
Word History and Origins
Origin of shadoof1
Word History and Origins
Origin of shadoof1
Example Sentences
The men working at the 21 shadoof on the river brink have only a strip of cloth around their loins.
If he has stolen a shadoof or a plough, he shall give three shekels of silver.
Irrigation seems to go on more actively even than lower down; I saw to-day no less than twenty-four shadoofs all in a row, and in full play.
One of the most common sights along the Nile is the shadoof.
Here we began to see small herds of brown buffaloes, and peasants plying the irrigating buckets of the shadoof.
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