shadoof
A device used since ancient times in the Middle East to raise water from a well or…A device used since ancient times in the Middle East to raise water from a well or other low point, consisting of a pivoted rod with a bucket on one end and a counterweight on the other.
Meaning
1 sensesA device used since ancient times in the Middle East to raise water from a well or other low point, consisting of a pivoted rod with a bucket on one end and a counterweight on the other.
Schaduff, Brunnenschwengel, Schöpfschwengel
шаду́фšadúf, жура́вльžurávlʹ
підно́сpidnós, при́стрій з жерди́ноюprýstrij z žerdýnoju, ви́тягvýtjah
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic شادوف (šadūf); see further at that entry.Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic شادوف (šadūf); see further at that entry.
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