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Nov 29, 2009
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dis•taff•er



Pronunciation: (dis'taf-ur, -tä-fur), [key]
—n. Sometimes Offensive.
a woman, esp. in a field or place usually or generally dominated by men: the first distaffer to have a seat on the stock exchange.

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