Distaff

DISTAFF dis'-taf (pelekh):

This word occurs once in Proverbs 31:19; "spindle" is found in the same passage. In the Revised Version (British and American) the meanings of the two words have been exchanged. See SPINNING.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'DISTAFF'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.