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Definition of Distaff |
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Distaff
The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand. Used as a symbol of the holder of a distaff; hence, a woman; women, collectively. Related Definitions: As, Bunch, By, Collectively, Distaff, Drawn, Flax, For, From, Hand, Hence, Holder, Holding, In, Is, Of, Or, Spinning, Staff, Symbol, The, Thread, Tow, Used, Which, Woman, Women, Wool |
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Distaff Translations
distaff in French is quenouille distaff in German is Spinnrocken |
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