| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| MULES | Cotton-spinning machines |
| COILERS | Cotton spinning devices. |
| throstles | A machine for continuously spinning wool or cotton |
| charkhas | (in the Indian subcontinent) A domestic spinning wheel used chiefly for cotton |
| charkas | (in the Indian subcontinent) A domestic spinning wheel used chiefly for cotton |
| charka | (in India and the East Indies) a cotton gin or spinning wheel |
| charkha | (in India and the East Indies) a cotton gin or spinning wheel |
| carding | the process in which fibers, as cotton, worsted, or wool, are manipulated into sliver form prior to spinning |
