log of wood

British  

noun

1. an informal name for Ranfurly Shield

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Example Sentences

While some people today might enjoy a Yule Log made from sponge cake and buttercream, the modern-day dessert is derived from a largely faded tradition of burning a huge, specially selected log of wood in a hearth to mark the winter solstice and symbolize the twigs the shepherds used to keep Jesus warm.

From Salon

When he was just a week old the Fates had appeared to his mother, Althea, and thrown a log of wood into the fire burning in her chamber.

From Literature

In front of the Palace Flophouse there was a large log of wood where Mack and the boys were sitting in the mid-morning sun.

From Literature

A monument commemorating the battle contains a metre-long log of wood which is said to have floated on a river of blood uphill to the fortress.

From BBC

Margaret herself now began to feel alarmed; for the stranger seemed to be deep in thought; and, as the flame from the log of wood cast its light upon his face, she thought he looked ghastly pale.

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