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

The camp of the "Forty Thieves" had been finished some time since: the gardens were flourishing, and I erected a "shadoof," or Egyptian double bucket and lever for irrigation.

From Ismailia by Sir Samuel White Baker

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

The commonest of these machines is the shadoof.

From Chatterbox, 1906 by J. Erskine (John Erskine) Clarke

The "shadoof" of today is the same in form as that used by the ancient Egyptians.

From Round the World by Andrew Carnegie

Many years ago, when at Gondokoro, I arranged a double shadoof of parallel levers and two galvanised iron buckets of four gallons each, worked by two men.

From Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879 by Sir Samuel White Baker

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