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shadoof definition

sha·doof (s̸hä do̵̅o̅f′)

noun

a device consisting of a long, pivoted pole with a bucket on one end and a weight on the other, used in the Near East for raising water, esp. in irrigating land

Etymology: Ar shādūf

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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