SHADOOF


Meaning of SHADOOF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also sha·duf shə-ˈdüf, sha-

Etymology: Arabic shādūf

Date: 1836

: a counterbalanced sweep used since ancient times especially in Egypt for raising water (as for irrigation)

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