Shillalah

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shillalah \Shil*la"lah\, Shillelah \Shil*le"lah\, n.
     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}.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shillalah
       n : a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn) [syn:
           {shillelagh}]