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li, -lə noun (esp. in Ireland)
a cudgel, traditionally of blackthorn or oak.
Also, 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
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) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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