shadoof
/shah-doof/US // ʃɑˈduf //UK // (ʃəˈduːf) //
阴阳师,阴天,阴暗面,阴阳怪气
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a device used in Egypt and other Eastern countries for raising water, especially for irrigation, consisting of a long suspended rod with a bucket at one end and a weight at the other.
Examples
The man who works the shadoof stands near the water's edge, below the slender arm of the balance.
Drawing water with the aid of the shadoof is said to be very hard work, especially in so hot a country as Egypt.
This is the shadoof, the same which was used in the time of Moses.
A shadoof, such as may be seen on the Nile, serves to draw water to irrigate the gardens.
The men working at the 21 shadoof on the river brink have only a strip of cloth around their loins.
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