ایپلكخانه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

A compound of ایپلك (iplik, “thread, yarn”) +‎ خانه (hâne, “place”).

Noun

ایپلكخانه • (iplikhane)

1. spinning-mill, a factory that produces yarns and threads
2. the government manufactory of rope and canvas at Istanbul
3. prison or penitentiary in which prisoners where employed in spinning

Further reading

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “ایپلكخانه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 211
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ایپلكخانه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 287