shillelagh
An assortment of shillelaghs
Meaning
Noun
- A wooden (traditionally blackthorn (sloe) wood) club ending with a large knob.
- Any cudgel, whether or not of Irish origin.
Origin
- Either from Shillelagh, County Wicklow, in Ireland (from Irish síol ("descendants") + Éalaigh), because the forest near it provided the wood from which such clubs were made; or from sail + éille.
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