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yule |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Yule \Yule\, n. [OE. yol, [yogh]ol, AS ge['o]l; akin to ge['o]la December or January, Icel. j[=o]l Yule, Ylir the name of a winter month, Sw jul Christmas, Dan. juul, Goth. jiuleis November or December. Cf {Jolly}.] Christmas or Christmastide; the feast of the Nativity of our Savior. And at each pause they kiss; was never seen such rule In any place but here at bonfire, or at Yule. --Drayton. {Yule block}, or {Yule log}, a large log of wood formerly put on the hearth of Christmas eve, as the foundation of the fire. It was brought in with much ceremony. {Yule clog}, the yule log --Halliwell. W. Irving. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Yule n : period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 [syn: {Christmas}, {Christmastide}, {Christmastime}, {Yule}, {Yuletide}, {Noel}]
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