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shillelagh

noun

variants: also shillalah

Synonyms and Antonyms of shillelagh

a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment

the bartender in the Irish pub keeps a shillelagh behind the bar just in case thereʼs trouble

Synonyms of shillelagh

bastinado (or bastinade), bat, baton, billy, billy club, bludgeon, cane, club, cudgel, nightstick, rod, rung [Scottish], sap, staff, truncheon, waddy [Australian]

Words Related to shillelagh

blackjack, knobkerrie, mace

birch, crabstick, hickory, rattan, stave, switch

beetle, gavel, hammer, mallet, maul, sledgehammer

crook, crosier (or crozier), walking stick, whangee

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