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a large log of wood that traditionally formed the backlog of the fire at Christmas. Also called yule block, yule clog.[1715-25]
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Yule log — Yule Yule ([=u]l), n. [OE. yol, [yogh]ol, AS. ge[ o]l; akin to ge[ o]la December or January, Icel. j[=o]l Yule, Ylir the name of a winter month, Sw. jul Christmas, Dan. juul, Goth. jiuleis November or December. Cf. {Jolly}.] Christmas or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yule log — n 1.) a ↑log (=thick piece of wood) that some people burn as a tradition on the evening before Christmas 2.) BrE a chocolate cake shaped like a ↑log and eaten at Christmas … Dictionary of contemporary English
yule log — ► NOUN 1) a large log traditionally burnt in the hearth on Christmas Eve. 2) a log shaped chocolate cake eaten at Christmas … English terms dictionary
yule log — yule′ log n. a large log of wood that traditionally formed the backlog of the fire at Christmas • Etymology: 1715–25 … From formal English to slang
yule log — n. a large log formerly used as the foundation for the ceremonial Christmas Eve fire … English World dictionary
Yule log — For other uses, see Yule log (disambiguation). An illustration of people collecting a yule log from Chambers Book of Days (1832) p. 736 A Yule log is a large and extremely hard log which is burned in the hearth as a part of traditional Yule or… … Wikipedia
Yule log (disambiguation) — Yule log can refer to the following: *Yule log refers to a Christmas tradition and a food stuff. * Yule Log (TV program) refers to a television program which airs on WPIX TV in New York City during the Christmas holiday. *A large cannabis joint,… … Wikipedia
Yule Log (TV program) — The Yule Log is a television program which airs traditionally on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning, originally on New York City television station WPIX but now on many other stations. A radio simulcast of the musical portion was broadcast on… … Wikipedia
yule log — /ˈjul lɒg/ (say yoohl log) noun a large log of wood which traditionally formed the foundation of the fire at Christmas. Also, yule block, yule clog …
Yule log — noun a) a large log traditionally burned on Christmas Eve b) a log shaped Christmas cake, covered in chocolate … Wiktionary
