Definitions for shaduf

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shaduf sha·duf

Spelling: [shah-doof]

IPA: /ʃɑˈduf/

Shaduf is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 75 anagrams from letters in shaduf (adfhsu).

Definitions for shaduf

noun

1. shadoof.
2. 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.

Origin of shaduf

First recorded in 1830-40, shadoof is from the Egyptian Arabic word shadūf

Examples for shaduf

There is hardly a shaduf to be seen and very little cultivation, it is either desert or stony hills on each side.