单词 | distaff side |
释义 | distaff /disˈtäf/noun
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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