yule log

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yule log

(yo͞ol)

1. A large log traditionally burned in a fireplace at Yuletide.

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yule log

(Ecclesiastical Terms) a large log of wood traditionally used as the foundation of a fire in the hearth at Christmas

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yule′ log`

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

[1715–25]

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Yule log - large log traditionally burned at Christmas

backlog - the large log at the back of a hearth fire

Translations

ceppo di Natale

yule log

n (cake) → tronchetto di Natale; (piece of wood) ceppo nel caminetto a Natale

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