yule log

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noun

a large log of wood that traditionally formed the backlog of the fire at Christmas.

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Also called yule block, yule clog .

Origin of yule log

First recorded in 1715–25

Words nearby yule log

Yukon River, Yukon Territory, Yukon time, yulan, yule, yule log, yuletide, Yuma, Yuman, yummo, yummy

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How to use yule log in a sentence

Turn off the TV, put down your phone, and log off the computer.
Why Your New Year’s Diet Will Fail|Carrie Arnold|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The young man weaves through clusters of bamboo and cuts a diagonal slash into a tree, positioning a hollow log at the end.
The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Official Donetsk Republic business was log-jammed because the high command had only one stamp for documents and identity papers.
East Ukraine: Back in the USSR|Jamie Dettmer|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One morning a few years ago, the editor left his apartment to find an ax stuck into a log on his doorstep.
The Kremlin Is Killing Echo of Moscow, Russia’s Last Independent Radio Station|Anna Nemtsova|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Spires gather data every time somebody uses them; they log each “product.”
Font of Invention||September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You see, I stuck to him like a log to a root, but for the first week or so 'twant no use—not a bit.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
Neither of us spoke again, and at length the squat log buildings of Pend d' Oreille loomed ahead of us in the night.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
“There are no sahib-log in the town,” he said, for Malcolm deemed it advisable to begin by a question on that score.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
In the centre was a log-house, larger and more pretentious than many log-houses which he had seen in the South.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
Instead, he came to me and lifted to my knee one of those ponderous feet of his, and tried to pull me from my log.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd

British Dictionary definitions for yule log

yule log

noun

a large log of wood traditionally used as the foundation of a fire in the hearth at Christmas

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