shillelagh

shillelagh
shillelagh (n.) 1772, "cudgel," earlier, "oak wood used to make cudgels" (1670s), from Shillelagh, town and barony in Co. Wicklow, Ireland, famous for its oaks.

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  • shillelagh — ► NOUN ▪ (In Ireland) a cudgel of blackthorn or oak. ORIGIN named after the town of Shillelagh, in County Wicklow, Ireland …   English terms dictionary

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  • shillelagh — also shillalah noun Etymology: Shillelagh, town in Ireland Date: 1772 cudgel …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • shillelagh — [ʃɪ leɪlə, li] noun (In Ireland) a cudgel of blackthorn or oak. Origin C18: from the name of the town Shillelagh, in Co. Wicklow, Ireland …   English new terms dictionary

  • shillelagh — n. a thick stick of blackthorn or oak used in Ireland esp. as a weapon. Etymology: Shillelagh in Co. Wicklow, Ireland …   Useful english dictionary

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