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shillelagh

English

Etymology

Either from Shillelagh, County Wicklow, in Ireland (from Irish Síol (“descendants”) + Éalaigh (a name)), because the forest near it provided the wood from which such clubs were made; or from sail (“cudgel”) + éille (“thong”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /???le?li/
  • Rhymes: -e?li
  • Hyphenation: shil?le?lagh

Noun

shillelagh (plural shillelaghs)

  1. (Ireland) A wooden (traditionally blackthorn (sloe) wood) club ending with a large knob.
  2. Any cudgel, whether or not of Irish origin.

Alternative forms

  • shillala, shillalah, shillelah
  • shillalagh
  • shillaly, shillely

See also

  • blackthorn

References

  • Shillelah in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Further reading

  • shillelagh (weapon) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

shillelagh From the web:

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blackthorn

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

black +? thorn

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?blæk????n/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?blæk????n/

Noun

blackthorn (plural blackthorns)

  1. A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
  2. A stick or staff taken from this tree.

Synonyms

  • sloe

Translations

See also

  • shillelagh

blackthorn From the web:

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