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distaff

distaff

A staff that holds unspun fibres ready to be drawn out during spinning.

All languages

English
distaff
Norwegian
rokkehode
Japanese
ディスタフ — でぃすたふ — disutafu
Korean
섬유 받침대 — seomyu batchimdae
Spanish
rueca de mano
French
quenouille
German
Spinnrocken

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