Dictionary![]() ![]() dis•taffPronunciation: (dis'taf, -täf), [key] —n. 1. a staff with a cleft end for holding wool, flax, etc., from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand. 2. a similar attachment on a spinning wheel. 3. Archaic. a. a woman or women collectively. b. woman's work. —adj. Sometimes Offensive.noting, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable for a woman; female. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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