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单词 distaffs
释义

distaff /disˈtäf/

noun
  1. The stick that holds the bunch of flax, tow or wool in spinning
  2. Women's work (literary)
ORIGIN: OE distæf, from the root found in LGer diesse the bunch of flax on the staff; and stæf staff; see dizen

distaff side noun

The female part, line, side, or branch of a family or descent, the male equivalent being the spear side

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