shillelagh
or shil·la·la, shil·la·lah, shil·le·lah
a cudgel, traditionally of blackthorn or oak.
Origin of shillelagh
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How to use shillelagh in a sentence
If they had shillelaghs, the mace, twirled about by lusty arms, might be reckoned on to keep the gate.
Have secured several excellent pictures of legs, arms, flying chairs, and shillelaghs.
But the bailiffs were picked men, broad-shouldered and athletic, and furnished with active-looking shillelaghs.
The House by the Church-Yard | J. Sheridan Le FanuWith shouts of laughter the shillelaghs came flying over the heads of the people in front till the porch was filled.
The Tribune of Nova Scotia | W. L. (William Lawson) GrantA command could not be heard in that uproar, and some of us joined in with shillelaghs, directing our attacks upon the noisiest.
In Darkest Africa, Vol. 1; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria | Henry Morton Stanley
British Dictionary definitions for shillelagh
shillala
/ (ʃəˈleɪlə, -lɪ, Irish ʃɪˈleːlə) /
(in Ireland) a stout club or cudgel, esp one made of oak or blackthorn
Origin of shillelagh
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