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shadoof

or sha·duf

[ shah-doof ]

noun

  1. 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

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shadoof1

First recorded in 1830–40, shadoof is from the Egyptian Arabic word shadūf
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shadoof1

C19: from Egyptian Arabic
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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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