SHILLALAH

shillelagh, shillalah

(noun) a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

shillalah (plural shillalahs)

Alternative form of shillelagh

Source: Wiktionary


Shil*la"lah, Shil*le"lah, n.

Definition: An oaken sapling or cudgel; any cudgel; -- so called from Shillelagh, a place in Ireland of that name famous for its oaks. [Irish] [Written also shillaly, and shillely.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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