shillelagh

Meaning

1. (Ireland) A wooden (traditionally blackthorn (sloe) wood) club ending with a large knob.
2. Any cudgel, whether or not of Irish origin.

Synonyms

bludgeon

shillalah

cudgel

club

bat

🦇

billy

truncheon

clod

blackjack

beetle

🪲

gavel

idiot

mace

mallet

maul

moron

poop

💩

sap

baton

staff

stick

cane

Translations

الهراوة

Knüttel

ρόπαλο

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃəˈleɪli/

Etymology

From Irish sail éille (“shillelagh”, literally “cudgel of a thong”), altered to match the name of the village of Shillelagh (from Irish Síol Éalaigh (literally “descendants of Éalach”), because the forest near it provided wood from which such clubs could be made.