Definition of Charkha

1. Noun. (context: in India) A domestic spinning wheel, used mostly for spinning cotton ¹

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Definition of Charkha

1. a spinning wheel [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Charkha

charity shops
charity shot
charity stamp
charity stripe
charity throw
charity toss
charityware
charivari
charivaried
charivariing
charivaris
chark
charka
charkas
charked
charkha (current term)
charkhas
charking
charks
charladies
charlady
charlatan
charlatanic
charlatanism
charlatanisms
charlatanries
charlatanry
charlatans
charlesite
charleston

Literary usage of Charkha

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1902)
"The remedy is, to pass a charkha,or spinning-wheel, thrice round the mother, ... The charkha must be in perfect order. Dhai Sira OR " 2\ HEAD. ..."

2. The Land-systems of British India: Being a Manual of the Land-tenures and of by Baden Henry Baden-Powell (1892)
"They 1 In Sindh the area of land The term ' charkha'— the area irri- ' occupied ' is much larger than the gable by one wheel—denotes a com- area actually ..."

3. Thirty Years in India: Or. A Soldier's Reminiscences of Native and European by Henry Bevan (1839)
"Since the introduction of European thread, so superior in quality and cheap in price, scarcely a charkha is to be seen in the country. ..."

4. Thirty Years in India: Or. A Soldier's Reminiscences of Native and European by Henry Bevan (1839)
"Since the introduction of European thread, so superior in quality and cheap in price, scarcely a charkha is to be seen in the country. ..."

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