shillelagh
noun[C]
(alsoshillelah,shillalah)uk/ʃɪˈleɪ.lə//ʃɪˈleɪ.li/us/ʃɪˈleɪ.li/athick,heavy,woodenstick, often withlumps(=raisedareas)on thesurface,traditionallyused in Ireland as aweapon:
Thistimehe had comearmedwith aclub, whatlookedlike anIrishshillelagh.
Hedrewa shillelah from hisbelt, and gave me aviolentblowon myleftarm.
- Theclanis astoughas a blackthorn shillelagh.
- During the Civil War,Irishworkerswerearmedwith shillelaghs - atypeofclub- andlongknives.
- Blackthornstemshavetraditionallybeen made intowalkingsticksorclubs(knownin Ireland as shillelaghs).
Hand weapons
- battleaxe
- bayonet
- blowgun
- blowpipe
- bludgeon
- catapult
- goad
- haft
- halberd
- harpoon
- hilt
- jackknife
- rapier
- sabre
- scabbard
- scimitar
- shanghai
- shank
- sheath
- sheath knife