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shadoof

sha·doof [ shə df, shaa df ] (plural sha·doofs) or sha·duf [ shə df, shaa df ] (plural sha·dufs)


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Egyptian water-moving machine: in ancient Egypt, a water-raising device consisting of a suspended pivoting pole with a bucket on one end and a counterweight on the other

[Mid-19th century. < Egyptian Arabic šādūf]
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