woolsack

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She will chair her first session from the woolsack on 5 September.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2011

Baroness Hayman chairs debates from the traditional woolsack, offers advice on procedural matters and acts as an ambassador for the work of the House.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2011

At Wembley, he should sit on a woolsack.

From The Guardian • Mar. 24, 2010

Great was the dismay of the Lords a month ago when the woolsack was found to contain common horsehair.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1705 he was appointed lord keeper of the great seal, and took his seat on the woolsack without a peerage.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various