Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Shadoof /(shȧ*do͞of")/ · Sha·doof · IPA /ʃəˈduːf/ 01 n. A machine, resembling a well sweep, used in Egypt for raising water from the Nile for irrigation. 1. A machine, resembling a well sweep, used in Egypt for raising water from the Nile for irrigation.