(1) 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. (2) A counterbalanced sweep used since ancient times, especially in Egypt for raising water (as for irrigation).
SHADOOF, ALSO SHADUF
Meaning of SHADOOF, ALSO SHADUF in English
Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012