English to English
distaff
('d/I/st/&/f
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noun (n)
- the sphere of work by women(noun.state)source: wordnet30
- the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand.(noun)source: webster1913