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shadoof
or ·ܴ
[ 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
/ ʃəˈː /
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
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shadoof1
First recorded in 1830–40, shadoof is from the Egyptian Arabic word ū
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shadoof1
C19: from Egyptian Arabic
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The men working at the 21 shadoof on the river brink have only a strip of cloth around their loins.
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If he has stolen a shadoof or a plough, he shall give three shekels of silver.
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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.
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One of the most common sights along the Nile is the shadoof.
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Here we began to see small herds of brown buffaloes, and peasants plying the irrigating buckets of the shadoof.
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