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# distaff

noun (distaffs)

«distaff» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(old use) A stick or stand that holds wool or flax while it is spun into thread by hand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distaff/#m1)

### In the lessons

in fairy tales a spinning tool used by the wife or the spinner in the house

### Examples

- The old wife sat by the fire and worked at her distaff. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distaff/#x1)
- She spun the thread from the distaff all day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distaff/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The woman of valor in Proverbs spins thread with her own hands, which the tradition praises as skilled, hard-working household care. In the primary lessons: in fairy tales a spinning tool used by the wife or the spinner in the house

### Examples

- She layeth her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle. (Writings PRO.31.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/distaff/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «distaff» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/distaff/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«distaff» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/distaff.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «distaff» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/distaff/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«distaff» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/distaff.html) on Mova free.