picotah
noun
pi·co·tah
variants or picottah or piccotah
pə̇ˈkōtə,
-kätə
plural -s
: a counterpoised sweep used in India for raising water from wells
Word History
Etymology
Portuguese picota, literally, post, pillory, from pico point, peak, from picar to prick, pierce, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin piccare