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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•taff (dis′taf, -täf ),USA pronunciation n. - Textilesa staff with a cleft end for holding wool, flax, etc., from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand.
- Textilesa similar attachment on a spinning wheel.
- Sex and Gender[Archaic.]
- a woman or women collectively.
- woman's work.
adj. - Sex and Gender[Sometimes Offensive.]noting, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable for a woman;
female.
- bef. 1000; Middle English distaf, Old English distæf, equivalent. to dis- (cognate with Low German diesse bunch of flax on a distaff; compare dizen) + stæf staff
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: distaff /ˈdɪstɑːf/ n - the rod on which flax is wound preparatory to spinning
- (modifier) of or concerning women
Etymology: Old English distæf, from dis- bunch of flax + stæf staff1; see dizen |