shadoof

American  

[shah-doof] / ʃɑˈduf /

Or shaduf

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.

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shadoof British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of shadoof

First recorded in 1830–40, shadoof is from the Egyptian Arabic word shadūf

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Example Sentences

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shadoof

A shadoof, such as may be seen on the Nile, serves to draw water to irrigate the gardens.

From How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley

This is the shadoof, the same which was used in the time of Moses.

From From Egypt to Japan by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field

One of the most common sights along the Nile is the shadoof.

From Birdseye Views of Far Lands by James T. (James Thomas) Nichols

Steam, no doubt, is ultimately to drive out the shadoof, ancient as it is.

From Round the World by Andrew Carnegie

River, green plains, yellow plains, pink, brown, steel-grey, or pale-yellow mountains, wail of shadoof, wail of sakieh.

From The Spell of Egypt by Robert Smythe Hichens

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