woolpack

Example Sentences

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There is a woolpack in the coat-of-arms of Minehead, and the most striking feature of the little mediaeval town of Dunster is the yarn-market in the centre of the main street.

From Lynton and Lynmouth A Pageant of Cliff & Moorland by Presland, John

Finest of all, perhaps, are the brasses of the wool staplers, with feet resting on woolpack or sheep; but there are many other merchants too.

From Medieval People by Power, Eileen Edna

He!" said Father Philemy, "he has no more voice than a woolpack; but Con's a cunning fellow.

From The Station; The Party Fight And Funeral; The Lough Derg Pilgrim Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William

Marry, methinks there is one of them danceth like a clothier's horse, with a woolpack on his back.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 by Hazlitt, William Carew

They both have their feet on woolpacks, and on the son's woolpack is his merchant's mark.

From Medieval People by Power, Eileen Edna