noun
- a wooden club or cudgel, typically made from oak or blackthorn wood
Usage: Irish
Examples
- The old man carried a carved shillelagh as he walked through the village.
- Traditional Irish shillelaghs were often passed down through generations.
- He threatened the intruder with his heavy shillelagh.
- The museum displayed an ornate shillelagh with Celtic designs.
- She bought a souvenir shillelagh during her trip to Ireland.
- The walking stick was actually a functional shillelagh.