| 单词 | shadoof |
| 例句 | This is the shadoof, the same which was used in the time of Moses. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z If he has stolen a shadoof or a plough, he shall give three shekels of silver. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z One of the most common sights along the Nile is the shadoof. Birdseye Views of Far Lands He still performs his work in the nineteenth century just as he did before the days of Moses, scattering the seed and working the shadoof. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months The commonest of these machines is the shadoof. Chatterbox, 1906 The men working at the 21 shadoof on the river brink have only a strip of cloth around their loins. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Not one of us but thrilled to the droning cry of the shadoof men on the brown banks, as the dripping water jars went up and up, tier after tier above the river level. It Happened in Egypt The "shadoof" of today is the same in form as that used by the ancient Egyptians. Round the World Here we began to see small herds of brown buffaloes, and peasants plying the irrigating buckets of the shadoof. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months The man who works the shadoof stands near the water's edge, below the slender arm of the balance. Chatterbox, 1906 A shadoof, such as may be seen on the Nile, serves to draw water to irrigate the gardens. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley Drawing water with the aid of the shadoof is said to be very hard work, especially in so hot a country as Egypt. Chatterbox, 1906 It would be hard to beat these ancient Egyptian shadoofs by any device requiring human labor where the amount of water required is small. Round the World There is also a double shadoof worked by two men, and even steam pumps are used in extreme cases where the volume of water desired is unusually large. Round the World When the bank is high, and the water has to be raised some distance, several shadoofs are employed. Chatterbox, 1906 Steam, no doubt, is ultimately to drive out the shadoof, ancient as it is. Round the World |
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