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Large Chap Backing Female As Female Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
DISTAFF which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
DISTAFF
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "DISTAFF" which means:
- 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 adjective
- • Of, relating to, or characteristic of women.
- • Of the maternal side of a family.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The distaff is a tool used in spinning to hold the unspun fibers."
- • "In traditional households, the task of spinning was usually assigned to women and referred to as the distaff side of the family."
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| The Guardian Cryptic25 Nov 2010 | Across 1 | |
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