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How to pronounce shillelagh in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms shillalah
Type of cudgel

Examples of shillelagh

shillelagh
And if you don't stop this nonsense I'll take my shillelagh to the whole heathen lot of ye, OK?
From the en.wikipedia.org
A shillelagh, a kind of Irish cudgel, is carried for twirling.
From the en.wikipedia.org
She is already about a shillelagh away from skipping around toadstools and wearing pointy green booties.
From the dailymail.co.uk
You aughta bate that woman with yer shillelagh, begorah.
From the guardian.co.uk
He also tried pointing a lucky shillelagh at opposing running backs because it was supposed to make them fumble.
From the sltrib.com
Grab the shillelagh and pass the Guinness.
From the news-journalonline.com
Tiger should have putted with a shillelagh.
From the usatoday.com
They swore this team, now completely stocked with Weis recruits, could finally break USC's stranglehold on the jeweled shillelagh.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
I'm happy that I managed to get her into a cab, and get me far away, before the local IRA chapter took a shillelagh to my Texas noggin.
From the cnn.com
More examples
  • A cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn)
  • A shillelagh (/u0283u1D7Bu02C8leu026Ali/ shi-LAY-lee or /u0283u1D7Bu02C8leu026Alu0259/ shi-LAY-lu0259; Irish: sail u00E9ille , "thonged willow") or blackthorn stick is a wooden walking stick and club or cudgel, typically made from a stout knotty stick with a large knob at the top, that is associated with Ireland and Irish folklore.
  • Shillelagh is a village located in County Wicklow, Ireland.
  • A wooden club ending with a large knob
  • The MGM-51 missile system mounted on the main battle tank (MBT) and assault reconnaissance vehicle for employment against enemy armor, field fortifications, and amassed troops.