distaff
n. 卷线杆;女人;女红;女子关心的事
adj. 女人特点的;母系的
例句
The worker is pushing the distaff.
工人们正在推卷线杆。
Thee worker is pushing the distaff.
But one person could only, with a distaff, make one thread at a time.
但一个人用一个卷线杆一次只能纺一根线。