shadoof


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
shadoof /ʃəˈduːf/
noun a pole with a bucket and counterpoise used especially in Egypt for raising water.
– origin C19: from Egyptian Arab. šādūf.
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