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shadoof Definition


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shadoof
shaduf
noun
    1. An irrigation device for lifting water from a river or watercourse and transferring it to the land, consisting of a bucket suspended from a counterpoised pivoted rod, used mainly for irrigation in the Nile flood plain.
Etymology: 19c: from Egyptian Arabic shaduf.



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