单词	distaff
释义	distaffdis‧taff /ˈdɪstɑːf $ -stæf/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Made curious, she took the distaff in her hand and began to draw out the thread. Men who did not take the cross received gifts of distaff and wool, implying that they were no better than women. She adjusted the loose threads in one hand and held the distaff in the other. She is associated with a bridge, a subterranean aqueduct and a magic distaff, one of the symbols of Athene. The distaff whirled, twisting the threads. The wool was wound on a long stick called a distaff. a stick, used in the past for spinning wool
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