{"id":17660,"date":"2023-05-30T10:41:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T17:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=17660"},"modified":"2023-05-08T11:22:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T18:22:08","slug":"words-seldom-seen-distaff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=17660","title":{"rendered":"Words Seldom Seen: Distaff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/702793048.059757.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17661\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=17661\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/702793048.059757-scaled.jpg?fit=1616%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1616,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1681100248&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"702793048.059757\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/702793048.059757-scaled.jpg?fit=647%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/702793048.059757.jpg?resize=333%2C527&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17661\" width=\"333\" height=\"527\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Distaff <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noun: Distaff originally meant a spindle or stick onto which flax or other material is wound in preparation for spinning. It current meaning is as an adjective defining the female side of a family or anything female.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example: &#8220;He is my Uncle on the distaff side.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caution the word is bordering on archaic and may be offensive to some.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The photo is of one of a set of 50 postcards featuring Women in Science created by <a href=\"https:\/\/rachelignotofskydesign.com\/\">Rachel Ignotofsky<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Distaff Noun: Distaff originally meant a spindle or stick onto which flax or other material is wound in preparation for spinning. It current meaning is as an adjective defining the female side of a family or anything female. 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