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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Made curious, she took the distaff in her hand and began to draw out the thread.
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Men who did not take the cross received gifts of distaff and wool, implying that they were no better than women.
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She adjusted the loose threads in one hand and held the distaff in the other.
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She is associated with a bridge, a subterranean aqueduct and a magic distaff , one of the symbols of Athene.
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The distaff whirled, twisting the threads.
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The wool was wound on a long stick called a distaff .