(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:05:48

Shil*la"lah, 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.]

© Webster 1913.

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