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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 | ||||||||
| 38% | 9 | Treated flax fibers before spinning | ||||||
noun • a comb for separating flax fibers verb • comb with a heckle | ||||||||
| 38% | 10 | Smoothed out flax before spinning | ||||||
verb • To separate (flax fibers) with a hatchel, or comb. | ||||||||
Female Rod On Which Wool Or Flax Is Wound Before Spinning Crossword Clue
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DISTAFF which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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DISTAFF
Updated: October 13, 2023
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