charkhan.

/ˈtʃəːkə/

Forms: Also charka, churka.

Etymology: < Hindi charkhah, charkhā spinning-wheel (Sanskrit cakrá wheel n.).

A roller cotton gin much used in India.

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cotton gin1796

roller gin1803

charkha1880

1880 Markham Peru 122 A machine..very like the Indian churka.

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 730/2 Such was the first spinning wheel which, in the form of the ‘charka’, has long been known in the East Indies.

1926 Spectator 6 Feb. 214/2 Gandhi..bade India spin cotton on the charka.

1940 M. Masani Our India viii. 102 If in the bulk of the homes of our cultivators there were a spinning-wheel (charkha) or a hand-loom.., they could satisfy the market which at present invites foreign cloth.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	charkha
释义	charkhan. /ˈtʃəːkə/ Forms: Also charka, churka. Etymology: < Hindi charkhah, charkhā spinning-wheel (Sanskrit cakrá wheel n.). A roller cotton gin much used in India. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > treating or processing cotton > [noun] > separating seed > machine for > types of cotton gin1796 roller gin1803 charkha1880 1880 Markham Peru 122 A machine..very like the Indian churka. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 730/2 Such was the first spinning wheel which, in the form of the ‘charka’, has long been known in the East Indies. 1926 Spectator 6 Feb. 214/2 Gandhi..bade India spin cotton on the charka. 1940 M. Masani Our India viii. 102 If in the bulk of the homes of our cultivators there were a spinning-wheel (charkha) or a hand-loom.., they could satisfy the market which at present invites foreign cloth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1880
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