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