English
wikipedia
Etymology
Egyptian Arabic ARchar|شاد�� sh�dūf.
Noun
en-noun
- a device used to gather water, consisting of a pivoted pole with a bucket on the end of it
#:*1983: Were there a thousand � or was it five thousand slaves? � cranking the long poles of these shadufs to raise our water? � Norman Mailer, Ancient Evenings
Alternative spellings
shadoof
ru:shaduf
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