Definition of picotah in English:

picotah

noun pɪˈkɒtəpʌɪˈkɒtə

historical

In South India: a device for raising water consisting of a pivoted beam weighted at one end and with a bucket suspended from the other, operated by a person standing on the beam and using his or her weight to lower and raise the bucket; a shadoof, a sweep.

Origin

Late 18th century. From Portuguese picota the handle of a ship's pump together with the post in which it works, pillory (on a ship) from pico + -ota, augmentative suffix.

Definition of picotah in US English:

picotah

noun

historical

In South India: a device for raising water consisting of a pivoted beam weighted at one end and with a bucket suspended from the other, operated by a person standing on the beam and using his or her weight to lower and raise the bucket; a shadoof, a sweep.

Origin

Late 18th century. From Portuguese picota the handle of a ship's pump together with the post in which it works, pillory (on a ship) from pico + -ota, augmentative suffix.

词汇	picotah
释义	Definition of picotah in English: picotah noun pɪˈkɒtəpʌɪˈkɒtə historical In South India: a device for raising water consisting of a pivoted beam weighted at one end and with a bucket suspended from the other, operated by a person standing on the beam and using his or her weight to lower and raise the bucket; a shadoof, a sweep. Origin Late 18th century. From Portuguese picota the handle of a ship's pump together with the post in which it works, pillory (on a ship) from pico + -ota, augmentative suffix. Definition of picotah in US English: picotah noun historical In South India: a device for raising water consisting of a pivoted beam weighted at one end and with a bucket suspended from the other, operated by a person standing on the beam and using his or her weight to lower and raise the bucket; a shadoof, a sweep. Origin Late 18th century. From Portuguese picota the handle of a ship's pump together with the post in which it works, pillory (on a ship) from pico + -ota, augmentative suffix.
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