log of wood

noun

1. the log of wood
   an informal name for Ranfurly Shield

Example Sentences

When he was just a week old the Fates had appeared to his mother, Althea, and thrown a log of wood into the fire burning in her chamber.

From Literature

In front of the Palace Flophouse there was a large log of wood where Mack and the boys were sitting in the mid-morning sun.

From Literature

A monument commemorating the battle contains a metre-long log of wood which is said to have floated on a river of blood uphill to the fortress.

From BBC

This is a log of wood, weighing from thirty to sixty pounds, to which a long chain is fastened, the other end of which is fastened around the sufferer's ancle.

From Project Gutenberg

Margaret herself now began to feel alarmed; for the stranger seemed to be deep in thought; and, as the flame from the log of wood cast its light upon his face, she thought he looked ghastly pale.

From Project Gutenberg