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shillelagh

shil·le·lagh [ shə láylee, shə láylə ] (plural shil·le·laghs) or shil·la·lah [ shə láylee, shə láylə ] (plural shil·la·lahs)


noun 
Definition:
 
Ireland stick or club: a stick or club, traditionally made of oak or blackthorn wood

[Late 18th century. After Shillelagh, town in east central Ireland, famous for oaks]
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