To-morrow you shall spin, and every day Shall find you at your
distaff. So Lucretia Was found by Tarquin.
I believe my soul," she continued, dropping the tow she was twisting on a
distaff, "the man is in that tent ag'in!
'La Falourdel, don't use your spinning-wheel too much in the evening; the devil is fond of combing the
distaffs of old women with his horns.
Valid only on the Breeders' Cup
Distaff at 9.05pm (Irish time) on Saturday, October 27, 2007.
I think "Can't get
distaff" (April) missed the point.
Although bin Suroor is confident about Stellar Jayne's chances in the
Distaff on dirt, the Newmarket-based trainer is far more wary about Sundrop in the Filly & Mare Turf.
Johansson had four rides at the Shergar Cup meeting at Ascot in August, winning the
Distaff on the Andrew Balding-trained Lochridge.
The meeting was marred by a controversial start when American hope Exogenous fell while going onto the track for the
Distaff.
It also makes spirited demands on the company's excellent (especially on the
distaff side) dancers.
In a separate chapter on women in the astronomical community, Lankford describes how education and employment opportunities in astronomy differed on the
distaff side.
Over and over again Cameron emphasized the
distaff side.