shillelagh

shillelagh
/sheuh lay"lee, -leuh/, n. (esp. in Ireland)
a cudgel, traditionally of blackthorn or oak.
Also, shillala, shillalah, shillelah.
[1670-80; < Ir Síol Éiligh town in Co. Wicklow; the adjoining forest provided wood for the clubs]

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