A cleft staff about 3 feet long, on which, in the ancient mode of spinning, wool or flax was wound. It was held under the left arm, and the fibres…
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| 释义 | the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [noun] > spinning > distaff (6) distaffc1000 A cleft staff about 3 feet long, on which, in the ancient mode of spinning, wool or flax was wound. It was held under the left arm, and the fibres… rocka1325 A distaff. Occasionally also: a spindle. Now archaic and historical. spin-rock1484 A distaff. rockstick1821 = sense 1. rockstaffa1825 A distaff. Chiefly figurative: a superstition or superstitious piece of proverbial wisdom; esp. in an old woman's rock-staff. Cf. rock, n.2 Subcategories:— distaff and material attached to it (1) |
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