单词	distaff
释义	dis·taff I. \ˈdiˌsta]f, -taa(ə)], -tai], -tȧ]\ noun (plural distaffs \]fs, ]vz\) Etymology: Middle English distaf, from Old English distæf, from dis- bunch of flax (akin to Middle Low German dise bunch of flax on a distaff) + stæf staff — more at dizen, staff 1.  a. : a staff for holding the bunch of flax, tow, or wool from which thread is drawn in spinning by hand or with the spinning wheel  b. : woman's work, authority, or domain   < a man fitter for the distaff than for war > 2.  a. archaic : woman, female; especially : a female heir  b. : the mother's side of a family   < tracing their descent by distaff >   — compare sword side [distaff 1a] II. adjective : of or relating to a woman : female  < cooking, sewing, and such distaff matters >  < distaff applicants must be high-school graduates — Springfield (Massachusetts) Daily News >  < a golf swing that is the distaff counterpart of the male champion's >  < the entries in the golf tournament were largely on the distaff side > especially : consisting of, derived from, or related to the mother or female line  < the distaff side of the family >  < the distaff branch of a family > — compare spear
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