distaff

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Looking at an illustration in the Folger “Twelfth Night” of a distaff — a long, pointed spindle — I first understood one of Shakespeare’s raunchy jokes.

From New York Times

Her book is a fierce and often very funny guide to the distaff side of geekdom and reproduces photos and examples of Patrick’s work, many previously unpublished.

From Los Angeles Times

Of course, Originalists are especially untrustworthy when it comes to women’s rights, since the Framers were noticeably silent in granting distaff power.

From The Guardian

But the distaff kept moving into what had been pasture.

From New York Times

On a whim, Rudolf — who narrates the story — decides to visit this land of his distaff ancestor, intending to watch the coronation of its new king.

From Washington Post