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shillelagh
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Word definitions for shillelagh in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn) [syn: shillalah ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Shillelagh is a barony in County Wicklow , Republic of Ireland .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A wooden (especially oaken) club ending with a large knob. 2 Any cudgel.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"cudgel," 1772, earlier, "oak wood used to make cudgels" (1670s), from Shillelagh , town and barony, famous for its oaks, in County Wicklow, Ireland. The name is literally "seeds (or descendants) of Elach, from Irish siol "seed."
Usage examples of shillelagh.
He was the only Irish Simonite, and relished the similarity between the cudgel and shillelagh.
They want Irish dancers, shillelaghs, colleens saying top of the mornin' to them.
Any time thereafter that the mule balked, Valentine just brandished his leafy shillelagh, imprecating against it in the glottal nonsense that worked on the recalcitrant beast.
Several types of these have been noted: silver-headed, Welsh thumbstick, mahogany handled, ivory handled, shillelagh, bamboo-cane.