Definition of shillelagh in English:

shillelagh

noun ʃɪˈleɪliʃɪˈleɪləʃəˈleɪli

A thick stick of blackthorn or oak used in Ireland, typically as a weapon.
（常指在爱尔兰被用作武器的）橡树棍
Example sentencesExamples
- You're as likely to get mugged and beaten in Ireland as anywhere else in Western Europe, and rest assured, you won't be beaten with a magical shillelagh.
- Ballybunion, for instance, has 36 holes in the dunes, but 18 of them are great and 18 are such that you couldn't persuade me to play them even with a shillelagh.
- Our whacking shillelaghs came over their heads,
- Metaphorically, with the traditional whiskey under his belt and a shillelagh under his arm, he sets the tone of the play and from there it never looks back.
- Incidentally, here's a good place to learn more about your shillelagh.
- I couldn't get a shillelagh, so I used a cane with knots in it instead.
Synonyms
club, bludgeon, stick, truncheon, baton, blackthorn, mace, bat

Origin

Late 18th century: from the name of the town Shillelagh, in Co. Wicklow, Ireland.

Rhymes

Adela, bailer, bailor, baler, Benguela, bewailer, derailleur, hailer, inhaler, jailer, loudhailer, mailer, nailer, railer, retailer, sailer, sailor, scaler, Scheele, tailor, Taylor, trailer, Venezuela, vuvuzela, wailer, whaler

Definition of shillelagh in US English:

shillelagh

nounʃəˈleɪliSHəˈlālē

A thick stick of blackthorn or oak used in Ireland, typically as a weapon.
（常指在爱尔兰被用作武器的）橡树棍
Example sentencesExamples
- Incidentally, here's a good place to learn more about your shillelagh.
- You're as likely to get mugged and beaten in Ireland as anywhere else in Western Europe, and rest assured, you won't be beaten with a magical shillelagh.
- Our whacking shillelaghs came over their heads,
- Metaphorically, with the traditional whiskey under his belt and a shillelagh under his arm, he sets the tone of the play and from there it never looks back.
- Ballybunion, for instance, has 36 holes in the dunes, but 18 of them are great and 18 are such that you couldn't persuade me to play them even with a shillelagh.
- I couldn't get a shillelagh, so I used a cane with knots in it instead.
Synonyms
club, bludgeon, stick, truncheon, baton, blackthorn, mace, bat

Origin

Late 18th century: from the name of the town Shillelagh, in Co. Wicklow, Ireland.

单词	shillelagh
释义	Definition of shillelagh in English: shillelagh noun ʃɪˈleɪliʃɪˈleɪləʃəˈleɪli A thick stick of blackthorn or oak used in Ireland, typically as a weapon. （常指在爱尔兰被用作武器的）橡树棍 Example sentencesExamples You're as likely to get mugged and beaten in Ireland as anywhere else in Western Europe, and rest assured, you won't be beaten with a magical shillelagh. Ballybunion, for instance, has 36 holes in the dunes, but 18 of them are great and 18 are such that you couldn't persuade me to play them even with a shillelagh. Our whacking shillelaghs came over their heads, Metaphorically, with the traditional whiskey under his belt and a shillelagh under his arm, he sets the tone of the play and from there it never looks back. Incidentally, here's a good place to learn more about your shillelagh. I couldn't get a shillelagh, so I used a cane with knots in it instead. Synonyms club, bludgeon, stick, truncheon, baton, blackthorn, mace, bat Origin Late 18th century: from the name of the town Shillelagh, in Co. Wicklow, Ireland. Rhymes Adela, bailer, bailor, baler, Benguela, bewailer, derailleur, hailer, inhaler, jailer, loudhailer, mailer, nailer, railer, retailer, sailer, sailor, scaler, Scheele, tailor, Taylor, trailer, Venezuela, vuvuzela, wailer, whaler Definition of shillelagh in US English: shillelagh nounʃəˈleɪliSHəˈlālē A thick stick of blackthorn or oak used in Ireland, typically as a weapon. （常指在爱尔兰被用作武器的）橡树棍 Example sentencesExamples Incidentally, here's a good place to learn more about your shillelagh. You're as likely to get mugged and beaten in Ireland as anywhere else in Western Europe, and rest assured, you won't be beaten with a magical shillelagh. Our whacking shillelaghs came over their heads, Metaphorically, with the traditional whiskey under his belt and a shillelagh under his arm, he sets the tone of the play and from there it never looks back. Ballybunion, for instance, has 36 holes in the dunes, but 18 of them are great and 18 are such that you couldn't persuade me to play them even with a shillelagh. I couldn't get a shillelagh, so I used a cane with knots in it instead. Synonyms club, bludgeon, stick, truncheon, baton, blackthorn, mace, bat Origin Late 18th century: from the name of the town Shillelagh, in Co. Wicklow, Ireland.
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