shillelagh
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shil·le·lagh
also shil·la·lah (shə-lā′lē, -lə)n.
A cudgel of oak, blackthorn, or other hardwood.
[After Shillelagh, a village of east-central Ireland where cudgels were made with wood from the formerly extensive local oak forests.]
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shillelagh
(ʃəˈleɪlə; -lɪ; Irish ʃɪˈleːlə) orshillala
n
(Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (in Ireland) a stout club or cudgel, esp one made of oak or blackthorn
[C18: from Irish Gaelic sail cudgel + éille leash, thong]
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shil•le•lagh
(ʃəˈleɪ li, -lə)n. (esp. in Ireland)
a cudgel, traditionally of blackthorn or oak.
[1670–80; after a town of the same name (Irish Síol Éiligh) in Co. Wicklow]
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shillelagh
An Irish word meaning cudgel.
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Noun | 1. | shillelagh - a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn) cudgel - a club that is used as a weapon |
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shillelagh
n (Ir) → (Schlehdorn- or Eichen)knüppel m
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