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shillelagh

or 󾱱··, 󾱱··, 󾱱··

[ shuh-ley-lee, -luh ]

noun

  1. a cudgel, traditionally of blackthorn or oak.


shillelagh

/ -lɪ; ʃɪˈleːlə; ʃəˈleɪlə /

noun

  1. (in Ireland) a stout club or cudgel, esp one made of oak or blackthorn
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shillelagh1

First recorded in 1670–80; from Irish Síol Éalaigh, the name of a town in County Wicklow; the adjoining forest provided wood for the clubs
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shillelagh1

C18: from Irish Gaelic sail cudgel + é leash, thong
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There are fleas and chamber pots and thumbed noses and a St. Patrick’s Day picnic that — hold on to your shillelagh! — devolves into a drunken brawl.

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He celebrated the nearly perfect performance by putting his hands on a shillelagh.

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He celebrated the nearly perfect performance by putting his hands on a shillelagh.

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The past month I’ve been staring down the shillelagh of an actual, real holiday.

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Dan Donovan began trying to chase the three men from their house, and that’s when he grabbed his grandfather’s shillelagh - an antique Irish walking stick propped in the corner of the couple’s dining room.

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