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Webster 1913 Edition
Shadoof
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Sha-doof′
(shȧ-doōf′)
, Noun.
[Ar.
shādūf
.] A machine, resembling a well sweep, used in Egypt for raising water from the Nile for irrigation.
Definition 2024
shadoof
shadoof
English
A shadoof in Kom Ombo, Egypt.
Alternative forms
Noun
shadoof (plural shadoofs)
- A device used to gather water, consisting of a pivoted stick with a bucket on the end of it.
Synonyms
- (water-lifting device): dhenkli, picottah, counterpoise-lift, swape
Translations
device used to gather water
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