Figurative. Meanwhile, Teddy Roosevelt was taking after the big trusts, wielding the shillelagh of the Sherman Act (Harper's).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
shil|la|lah — shil|la|la or shil|la|lah «shuh LAY lee, luh», noun. = shillelagh. (Cf. ↑shillelagh) … Useful english dictionary
shil — shil·fa; shil·la·ber; shil·le·lagh; shil·let; shil·li·beer; shil·ling·less; shil·lings·worth; shil·luk; shil·pit; shil·ling; shil·la·lah; … English syllables
shil|la|la — or shil|la|lah «shuh LAY lee, luh», noun. = shillelagh. (Cf. ↑shillelagh) … Useful english dictionary
shil|le|lagh — or shil|le|lah «shuh LAY lee, luh», noun. Irish. a stick to hit with; cudgel: »Figurative. Meanwhile, Teddy Roosevelt was taking after the big trusts, wielding the shillelagh of the Sherman Act (Harper s). ╂[< Shillelagh, a town and barony in… … Useful english dictionary
lah — be·lah; bis·mil·lah; box·wal·lah; fel·lah; ga·lah; gal·lah; ge·li·lah; ge·ul·lah; gharry wal·lah; go·lah; gul·lah; gum·lah; hab·da·lah; hai·a·tha·lah; hal·lah; has·ka·lah; jem·lah; kab·ba·lah; ke·hil·lah; ku·lah; mel·lah; me·shul·lah;… … English syllables
shillalah — shil·la·lah … English syllables
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shillaly — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shillelah — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shillely — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
