n. | 1. | The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand. | ||||||
2. | Used as a symbol of the holder of a distaff; hence, a woman; women, collectively.
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Noun | 1. | distaff - the sphere of work by women |
2. | distaff - the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning | |
Adj. | 1. | distaff - characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; "female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage" Synonyms: female |