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DISTAFF, n.

1. The staff of a spinning-wheel, to which a bunch of flax or tow is tied, and from which the thread is drawn.

She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. Proverbs 31 .

2. Figuratively, a woman, or the female sex.

His crown usurped, a distaff on the throne.

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Entry for 'Distaff'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​d/distaff.html.
 
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