Distaff

['dɪstɑːf]

解释:

(noun.) the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning.

(noun.) the sphere of work by women.

校对:维托--From WordNet

解释:

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

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

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解释:

n. the stick which holds the bunch of flax tow or wool in spinning.—Distaff side the female part of a family.

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