She stretches out her hands to the distaff,
And her hand holds the spindle.
The distaff and the spindle are both related to the spinning of flax or wool, into yarn. This is the physical meaning.
But, yet again, I find another meaning, which is directly linked to the female.
The word, distaff, was/is also used to refer to the female side of the family.
There are distaff races, in which all female horses race.
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