woolsack

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At the end of her final day on the woolsack on Wednesday there was a break with usual Lords etiquette as she was cheered and clapped as business for the day ended.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 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

The British, whose Lord Chancellor sits on a woolsack and whose woollens clothe some of the world's better-tailored figures, have been doing some basic thinking about clothes moths.

From Time Magazine Archive

And indeed, Hardwicke, to the regret of all, consented to leave the woolsack and follow his friend.

From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Rosebery, Archibald Phillip Primrose