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distaff

n.卷线杆,拉线棒

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distaff为短语/超纲词汇

distaff


/'dɪstɑ:f; [US] 'dɪstæf; `dɪstæf/
n
1 stick holding wool, flax, etc for spinning by hand (手工的)纺纱杆.
2 (idm 习语) on the distaff side on the mother's side of the family 母系的.

distaff


n[C]
a stick, used in the past for spinning wool