distaff
(en)
(noun) a staff for holding the flax, tow, or wool in spinning OR relating to women
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distaff
the only rel chink in the operative's distaff persona
on Steeply's feminine disguise
notable
8 years, 9 months ago
uncomfortably weighted against the distaff
I assume in this case it means: weighted against the woman (i.e., Anabel)
uncertain
9 years, 5 months ago
Women were spinsters before the word became pejorative, when distaff meant the female side of the family.
notable
9 years, 4 months ago