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(1):

(n.) Used as a symbol of the holder of a distaff; hence, a woman; women, collectively.

(2):

(n.) The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Distaff'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/distaff.html. 1828.
 
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