transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdɪstɑ:f ]
n. 1 a a cleft stick holding wool or flax wound for spinning by hand. b the corresponding part of a spinning-wheel. 2 women's work. ødistaff side the female branch of a family. [OE distóf (as STAFF(1)), the first element being app. rel. to LG diesse, MLG dise(ne) bunch of flax]