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Distaff
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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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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Distaff'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/d/distaff.html.
Entry for 'Distaff'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/d/distaff.html.
