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Distaff
Meaning
Noun
●
In Flax:
A
to which a
of natural
(often
,
, or
) are
for
, before being
off
to
. A
is a
with
to it (as
by the
of the
), but
are often
with
, and
to the wrist.
●
In Spinning:
●
●
Adj
●
Sourced from
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Origin
distaff
English
distaf
Middle English (1100-1500)
distæf
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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