Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cudgel of oak, blackthorn, or other hardwood.
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- noun A wooden
club ending with a large knob.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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For those not versed in Irish history or post WWII cartoons, a shillelagh is a wooden club, typically made from a stout knotty stick, with a large knob on the end.
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Oh, and for the publication quest, be sure to pack your shillelagh.
text adventure « 2009
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The rest of the day I'll spend wandering the halls of Congress with my shillelagh and shamrocks, doing my best impersonation of St. Patrick as I try to drive the snakes out of Capitol Hill.
The Green They Steal, the Greed They Wear ...a St. Patrick's Day Lamentation 2010
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Charlie had gone from crutches to a cane, which he now swung around as he walked, like the same old shillelagh me father brought from Ireland.
EVENING’S EMPIRE BILL FLANAGAN 2010
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She caressed his flaccid shillelagh, wondering if Ricki would ever forgive her; wondering, too, if she would have felt half this good after sex with Ricki.
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Charlie had gone from crutches to a cane, which he now swung around as he walked, like the same old shillelagh me father brought from Ireland.
EVENING’S EMPIRE BILL FLANAGAN 2010
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The rest of the day I'll spend wandering the halls of Congress with my shillelagh and shamrocks, doing my best impersonation of St. Patrick as I try to drive the snakes out of Capitol Hill.
Michael Moore: The Green They Steal, the Greed They Wear ...a St. Patrick's Day Lamentation 2010
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Charlie had gone from crutches to a cane, which he now swung around as he walked, like the same old shillelagh me father brought from Ireland.
EVENING’S EMPIRE BILL FLANAGAN 2010
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Because it's full of the kind of leprechaun, shillelagh, Erin Go Bragh factor, which is a bit cringy.
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And in the immortal words of John Belushi, "I'd like to smash you in the face with my shillelagh".
Happy St. Pee's Day EAGEAGEAG 2009
brtom commented on the word shillelagh
"In bodycoats, kneebreeches, with Donnybrook fair shillelaghs." Joyce, Ulysses, 15
January 1, 2008
ofravens commented on the word shillelagh
Sarah: Federline isn't in the GBC.
Wing Chun: Are you kidding me?
Sarah: First of all, Bobby Brown would beat the crap out of him using Mark Hamill as a shillelagh. Second of all –
Wing Chun: Why Hamill?
Sarah: I don't know. I just picture Brown grabbing the first relatively small dude who's sitting still, lashing his arms and legs to his body with colored shoelaces, and going to town.
Wing Chun: …Colored shoelaces.
Sarah: …What?
Wing Chun: I…nothing.
from this entry at Tomato Nation.
April 6, 2008
bilby commented on the word shillelagh
6 links in 1 post? Uffa.
March 17, 2009