1) Ancient Egyptian technology
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A shadoof or shaduf (an Arabic word, شادوف, šādūf; also anciently known by the Greek name κήλων or κηλώνειον, kēlōn or kēlōneion) is an irrigation tool. A less common English translation is swape and commonly called a well pole, well sweep or simply a sweep in the United States. The shadoof was originally developed in Anc...
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• (n.) A machine, resembling a well sweep, used in Egypt for raising water from the Nile for irrigation.
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Sha·doof' (shȧ*dōf')
noun [ Arabic
shādūf .] A machine, resembling a well sweep, used in Egypt for raising water from the Nile for irrigation.
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A shadoof (shaduf) is a device used for irrigation in Egypt and other eastern countries. It consists of a bucket at one end of a long suspended rod, with a counter-balance weight at the other end.
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Machine for lifting water, consisting typically of a long, pivoted wooden pole acting as a lever, with a weight at one end. The other end is positioned over a well, for example. The shadoof was in use in ancient Egypt and is still used in Arab countries today
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