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The Shadoof or shaduf It consisted of a single pole with a bucket on rope at one and a counterweight such a stone or lump of clay at the other. The operator would dip the bucket into the water by pulling down on the rope. The filled bucket would be raised by gravity acting on he counterweight with no effort from the operator. The contents of the bucket would then be poured into an irrigation channel.

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