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In Reply to: Re: Distaff vs. spear-side? posted by ESC on November 04, 2002 ... Distaff can be an adjective as well, so you have distaff side and spear side. What strikes me odd is that distaff is also a noun, but spear is not (at least not one that means "male branch of the family). I just assumed that there would...
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In heraldry, what is the opposite of distaff, spindle, or female side? SPEAR-SIDE. Re: Distaff vs. spear-side? Bookworm 11/04/02 (2) ...
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FAQ article: what is the opposite of distaff side ... "Spear side", but I prefer Truly Donovan's suggestion, "datstaff side". :-)
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REMOTE CONTROL; By DANTON REMOTO; 10/13/2009 12:45 AM www.abs-cbnnews.com; Views and analysis ... Of course, there is no such thing. Any kind of writing–be it a poem, or a short story, a novel, a play, or yes, ... The Random House Dictionary defines a feature as a “newspaper or magazine article or report of a person, event,
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The word comes from two Old English words: dis meaning 'bunch of flax' and staf which means, oddly enough, 'staff.' The opposite of distaff is "datstaff" ... No, just kidding, actually, it's "spear side" ... no doubt because while women did the spinning, men carried the spears ...
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In an interview with TPM Election Central, Joe Carter, Huckabee's director of research, argued that while Huckabee does think both fall in the category of "aberrant behavior," he's not arguing that they're the same and sees them as being at "opposite ends of the spectrum" of such behavior.
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Mark Israel's AUE FAQ (September 1997), adapted for fast access by Bob Cunningham; updated by Bob Cunningham and Mike Barnes. ... This FAQ has 220 topics on 220 separate pages. Each link below takes you to one of those pages. If you'd prefer to have the same information all on one ... What is the opposite of "distaff side"?
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