shadoof (plural shadoofs)
A device used to gather water, consisting of a pivoted stick with a bucket on the end of it.
• (water-lifting device): dhenkli, picottah, counterpoise-lift, swape
Source: Wiktionary
Sha*doof", n. Etym: [Ar. shad.]
Definition: A machine, resembling a well sweep, used in Egypt for raising water from the Nile for irrigation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
