SHILLELAGH


Meaning of SHILLELAGH in English

/sheuh lay"lee, -leuh/ , n. (esp. in Ireland)

a cudgel, traditionally of blackthorn or oak.

Also, shillala, shillalah, shillelah .

[ 1670-80; Síol Éiligh town in Co. Wicklow; the adjoining forest provided wood for the clubs ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .