noun
Meaning 1
A bag or bale of wool.
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woolsack
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noun
Meaning 2
A seat made of wool; (specifically) the traditional seat of the British Lord Chancellor (since 2006 of the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords); hence (by metonymy) the post of Lord-Chancellor.
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noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of corestone.
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History
Etymology
From wool + sack.
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