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Encyclopedia Britannica



SHADDOCK (Citrus decumana)

This article appears in Volume V24, Page 758 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: SCY-SHA
SHADDOCK (Citrus decumana) , a tree allied to the orange and the lemon, presumably native to the Malay and Polynesian islands, but generally cultivated throughout the tropics. The leaves are like those of the orange, but downy on the under surface, as are also the
young
  shoots. The
flowers
  are large and white, and are succeeded by very large globose fruits like oranges, but paler in colour, and with a more pungent flavour. The name Shaddock is asserted to be that of a captain who introduced the tree to the West Indies. The fruit is also known under the name of grape-fruit, pommeloes, and "forbidden fruit." Varieties occur with yellow and reddish pulp; and there are also pear-shaped varieties.
,SHADOOF (Arab. shack-if), an apparatus for drawing water, used in the
East
  generally, and particularly on the Nile for the purpose of irrigation. It consists of an upright
frame
  on which is suspended a
long
 
pole
  at a distance of about one-fifth of its length from one end; to the other end is attached a bucket or skin bag, while at the short end a
weight
  is suspended serving as the counterpoise of a lever. The vessel containing the water is then swung round and emptied into the runnel, which conveys the water in the direction required.


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