English Explanatory Dictionary

shadoof

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device used since ancient times in the Middle East to raise water from a well or other low point, consisting of a pivoted rod with a bucket on one end and a counterweight on the other.

Pronunciation

shə-do͞of /ʃəˈduːf/ /ʃæ-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shadoof.wav /ʃəˈduf/ /ʃɑ-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-shadoof.wav

Word forms

shadoof shadoofs shadouf shaduf

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic شادوف (šadūf); see further at that entry.

Synonyms

counterpoise-lift dhenkli picota swape sweep
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