shil|le|lagh

shil|le|lagh
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 Ireland]

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  • 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

  • lagh — shil·le·lagh; dane·lagh; …   English syllables

  • shil|le|lah — 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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • shillelagh — shil·le·lagh …   English syllables

  • shillelagh — shil•le•lagh [[t]ʃəˈleɪ li, lə[/t]] n. (esp. in Ireland) brit. a cudgel, traditionally of blackthorn or oak • Etymology: 1670–80; after a town of the same name (Ir Síol Éiligh) in Co. Wicklow …   From formal English to slang

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