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 … Etymology dictionary
shillelagh — ► NOUN ▪ (In Ireland) a cudgel of blackthorn or oak. ORIGIN named after the town of Shillelagh, in County Wicklow, Ireland … English terms dictionary
shillelagh — or shillalah [shi lā′lē, shi lā′lə] n. [after Shillelagh, village in County Wicklow, Ireland, famous for its oaks and blackthorns] a club or cudgel: used chiefly of or by the Irish: also sp. shillelah … English World dictionary
Shillelagh — (spr. schillila), Dorf in der irischen Grafschaft Wicklow, mit 158 Einw., in dessen Nähe früher große Eichenwaldungen standen. Daher S. (auch Shillaly, spr. schillēli), soviel wie Knotenstock … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
shillelagh — index cudgel Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Shillelagh — The word shillelagh can mean:* Shillelagh (club), a type of hand weapon * Shillelagh, County Wicklow, a town in Ireland * The MGM 51 Shillelagh missile * Shillelagh, the code name for Source Mage GNU/Linux 0.5 * It s the Same Old Shillelagh, an… … Wikipedia
Shillelagh — Le catcheur David Finlay brandissant un shillelagh. Un shillelagh est une trique de bois poli et verni, traditionnellement de prunellier, de la taille d une petite canne et constituée d une branche terminée par un large nœud. Une sangle de cuir y … Wikipédia en Français
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