Word
distaff, n.
(distaffs)
the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning
<noun.artifact>
distaff
semantic pointers
hypernym
staff
part holonym
spinning wheel
the sphere of work by women
<noun.state>
distaff
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derivationally related form
distaff
semantic pointers
hypernym
area, field, sphere, domain, orbit, arena