What does shaduf mean?
Shaduf means Alternative spelling of shadoof..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative spelling of shadoof..
Were there a thousand&—or was it five thousand slaves?—cranking the long poles of these shadufs to raise our water? I know as we looked from our boat across that hot shimmering river, I could hear shadufs creaking near and far, and the sun blazed like a sword each time water splashed into a higher sluice.
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Shaduf means Alternative spelling of shadoof..
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Were there a thousand&—or was it five thousand slaves?—cranking the long poles of these shadufs to raise our water? I know as we looked from our boat across that hot shimmering river, I could hear shadufs creaking near and far, and the sun blazed like a sword each time water splashed into a higher sluice.
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