woolsack

[ wool-sak ]
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noun
  1. a sack or bag of wool.

  2. British.

    • (in the House of Lords) one of a number of cloth-covered seats or divans stuffed with wool, for the use of judges, especially one for the Lord Chancellor.

    • the Lord Chancellor's office.

Origin of woolsack

1
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at wool, sack1

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British Dictionary definitions for woolsack

woolsack

/ (ˈwʊlˌsæk) /


noun
  1. a sack containing or intended to contain wool

  2. (in Britain) the seat of the Lord Chancellor in the House of Lords, formerly made of a large square sack of wool

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