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Definition of Shaduf
1. shadoof [n -S] - See also: shadoof
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shaduf
Literary usage of Shaduf
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Egypt by Stanley Lane-Poole (1881)
"... of Amenemhat III., one of the wonders of the world, and the site of Lake
Moeris, an engineering work of the same king. On the left shaduf ..."
2. Egyptian Irrigation: A Study of Irrigation Methods and Administration in Egypt by Clarence T. Johnston (1903)
"It may be that the scarcity of the material from which the lifting devices were
built has largely affected the change in design. THE shaduf. ..."
3. To-day on the Nile by Harry Westbrook Dunning (1905)
"tor pulls the bucket down to the stream and fills it. Then the counterpoise lifts
it and it is emptied. A simple shaduf is managed by one man. ..."
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