Etymology

shadoof

sha·doof
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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

First used mid 19th c.Egyptian Arabic شادوف
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  1. Egyptian Arabic · borrowed fromشادوف
  2. English todayshadoof

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic شادوف (šadūf); see further at that entry.

First known use, by meaning

  • from mid 19th c. 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.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.