domestic spinning

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• spinning wheel — noun a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or foot • Hypernyms: ↑spinning machine • Part Meronyms: ↑distaff, ↑leg, ↑spindle * * * noun, pl ⋯ wheels [count] : a machine that was used in the past for making… …   Useful english dictionary

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• spinning wheel — noun Date: 15th century a small domestic hand driven or foot driven machine for spinning yarn or thread …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• spinning wheel — noun a domestic device for making yarn or thread; having a single spindle and a wheel driven by hand or foot See Also: spindle …   Wiktionary

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• charkha — noun A domestic spinning wheel, used mostly for spinning cotton …   Wiktionary

• charkha — [ tʃə:kə] (also charka) noun (in the Indian subcontinent) a domestic spinning wheel used chiefly for cotton. Origin from Urdu charḵa spinning wheel , from Pers …   English new terms dictionary

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