shillalah Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Shil*la"lah, Shil*le"lah noun (Also<
  • Shillalah
  • Shillelah
)
Definitions
  1. An oaken sapling or cudgel; any cudgel; -- so called from Shillelagh, a place in Ireland of that name famous for its oaks. Irish Written also shillaly, and shillely.

Webster 1913