woolsack
/ˈwʊlˌsæk/
noun
- A large sack or bag used for transporting or storing wool.
- The farmer loaded the woolsack onto the cart for market.
- She used an old woolsack as a makeshift seat in the barn.
- In the warehouse, a dusty woolsack sat in the corner.
- The official seat of the Lord Speaker in the British House of Lords, traditionally a large wool-stuffed cushion.
- Visitors to Parliament often ask about the woolsack's significance.
- Historically, the woolsack symbolized England's wealth from the wool trade.
- The Lord Speaker took her place on the woolsack to begin the session.
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