Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
the Fourth Week of Advent
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!
Click here to join the effort!
Bible Encyclopedias
Shadoof
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
or Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
(Arab. shaduf), an apparatus for drawing water, used in the East generally, and particularly on the Nile for the purpose of irrigation. It consists of an upright frame on which is suspended a long pole at a distance of about one-fifth of its length from one end; to the other end is attached a bucket or skin hag, while at the short end a weight is suspended serving as the counterpoise of a lever. The vessel containing the water is then swung round and emptied into the runnel, which conveys the water in the direction required.
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
These files are public domain.
Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Shadoof'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/shadoof.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Shadoof'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/s/shadoof.html. 1910.
