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SHILLELAGH

• SHILLELAGH (noun)
The noun SHILLELAGH has 1 sense:

1. a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn)

Familiarity information: SHILLELAGH used as a noun is very rare.

• SHILLELAGH (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

shillalah; shillelagh

Hypernyms ("shillelagh" is a kind of...):

cudgel (a club that is used as a weapon)

Domain region:

Emerald Isle; Hibernia; Ireland (an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland)

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