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Distaff

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(flax-staff). The staff around which flax was wound for spinning (Prov. 31:19¹⁹She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. (Proverbs 31:19)).

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Woman spinning a distaff.

The staff that holds the bunch of flax or wool, which, with the spindle are implements of spinning by the hand (Prov. 31:19¹⁹She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. (Proverbs 31:19)).

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Distaff