Shadoof definition: 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.. See examples of SHADOOF used in a sentence.
sha·doofshə-ˈdüf sha- variantsor less commonlyshaduf :a counterbalanced sweep used since ancient times especially in Egypt for raising water (as for irrigation) Word History Etymology Arabicshādūf First Known Use 1836, in the meaning definedabove ...
shadoof Encyclopedia Wikipedia Related to shadoof:shaduf sha·doof alsosha·duf(shä-do͞of′) n. A device consisting of a long suspended pole weighted at one end and having a bucket at the other end, used in the Near East and especially Egypt for raising water, as for the irrigation...
Related to shadoofs:shaduf sha·doof alsosha·duf(shä-do͞of′) n. A device consisting of a long suspended pole weighted at one end and having a bucket at the other end, used in the Near East and especially Egypt for raising water, as for the irrigation of land. ...