noun. undefined

noun. A staff that holds on its cleft end the unspun flax, wool, or tow from which thread is drawn in spinning by hand.

noun. An attachment for a spinning wheel that serves this purpose.

noun. Work and concerns traditionally considered important to women.

noun. Women considered as a group.

adjective. Of or relating to women and girls; female.

adjective. Relating to or being the female line or maternal branch of a family.

noun. In the earliest method of spinning, the staff, usually a cleft stick about 3 feet long, on which was wound a quantity of wool, cotton, or flax to be spun.

noun. Figuratively, a woman, or the female sex.

noun. The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand.

noun. Used as a symbol of the holder of a distaff; hence, a woman; women, collectively.

noun. descent on the mother's side.

noun. the morrow of the Epiphany, that is, January 7, because working at the distaff was then resumed, after the Christmas festival; -- called also Rock Day, a distaff being called a rock.

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adjective. of, relating to, or characteristic of women

adjective. referring to the maternal side of a family

noun. a device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (see Etymology), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.

noun. the part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun

noun. anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only

noun. women considered as a group

adjective. characteristic of or peculiar to a woman

noun. the sphere of work by women

noun. the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning

"Snyder said that although she wasn't familiar with the word distaff, the name Ladies 'Classic made her think it was a race with all-female jockeys."

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