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3 | 26% | 8 | Female next in line | |
Female Line Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "DISTAFF" which means:
- noun
- • The sphere of work by women
- • The staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning adjective satellite
- • Characteristic of or peculiar to a woman adjective
- • Of, relating to, or characteristic of women.
- • Of the maternal side of a family.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The distaff is a tool used in spinning to hold the unspun fibers."
- • "In traditional households, the task of spinning was usually assigned to women and referred to as the distaff side of the family."
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