Word Study
shillelagh
OXFORD DICTIONARY
shillelagh, n. a thick stick of blackthorn or oak used in Ireland esp. as a weapon.
Etymology
Shillelagh in Co. Wicklow, Ireland
THESAURUS
shillelagh
Malacca cane, alpenstock, bat, baton, billy, billy club, bludgeon, cane, club, crook, crosier, cross, cross-staff, crutch, crutch-stick, handstaff, knobkerrie, lituus, mace, pastoral staff, paterissa, quarterstaff, staff, stave, stick, swagger stick, swanking stick, truncheon, walking stickFor further exploring for "shillelagh" in Webster Dictionary Online