charkhas
/ˈtʃɑːrkəz/
noun
- A type of spinning wheel used in India for making thread or yarn, especially from cotton.
- The museum displayed an old wooden charkha used by villagers decades ago.
- He bought a small charkha to make his own yarn for knitting.
- She learned to spin cotton on a charkha as part of her traditional craft class.
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