- A
distaff (/ˈdɪstɑːf/, /ˈdɪstæf/, also
called a rock) is a tool used in spinning. It is
designed to hold the
unspun fibers,
keeping them
untangled and...
- The Breeders' Cup
Distaff is a
Weight for Age
Thoroughbred horse race for
fillies and mares,
three years old and up.
Known as the Breeders' Cup Ladies'...
- The
Distaff Gospels (Les
Evangiles des Quenouilles) is an Old
French fifteenth-century
collection of po****r
beliefs held by late
medieval women, first...
-
Saint Distaff's Day,
Distaff Day, or Rock Day, is 7th January, the day
after Epiphany, and was the
traditional day on
which women would start spinning...
- kinship,
through the mother's lineage, also
called the
spindle side or the
distaff side. A
patriline ("father line") is a person's father, and additional...
- Ἤριννα) was an
ancient Gr**** poet. She is best
known for her long poem The
Distaff, a 300-line
hexameter lament for her
childhood friend Baucis, who had died...
- left hand corner. The Moon is
directly above her. She is
shown with a
distaff in her
right hand and
spinning thread with her left hand. In the 17th century...
- The
Distaff Stakes is a
Grade III
American Thoroughbred horse race for
fillies and
mares that are four
years old or
older at a
distance of
seven furlongs...
- The
Derby City
Distaff Stakes is a
Grade I
American thoroughbred horse race for
fillies and
mares aged
three and
older over a
distance of
seven furlongs...
- The
California Cup
Distaff is an
American thoroughbred horse race run
annually at
Santa Anita Park in Arcadia,
California during its Oak Tree
Racing ****ociation...
