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shil·le·lagh
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noun
(esp. in Ireland)
a cudgel, traditionally of blackthorn or oak.
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shil·la·la,
shil·la·lah,
shil·le·lah.
Origin:
1670–80;
<
Irish
Síol Éiligh
town in Co. Wicklow; the adjoining forest provided wood for the clubs
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shillelagh
or
shillala
(ʃəˈleɪlə, -lɪ,
Irish
ʃɪˈleːlə, ʃəˈleɪlə, -lɪ,
Irish
ʃɪˈleːlə)
—
n
(in Ireland) a stout club or cudgel, esp one made of oak or blackthorn
[C18: from Irish Gaelic
sail
cudgel +
éille
leash, thong]
shillala
or
shillala
—
n
[C18: from Irish Gaelic
sail
cudgel +
éille
leash, thong]
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shillelagh
1772, "cudgel," earlier, "oak wood used to make cudgels" (1677), from Shillelagh, town and barony in Co. Wicklow, Ireland, famous for its oaks.
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