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Definition of Shillalah
1. Noun. A cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn).
Generic synonyms: Cudgel
Geographical relationships: Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland
Definition of Shillalah
1. n. An oaken sapling or cudgel; any cudgel; -- so called from Shillelagh, a place in Ireland of that name famous for its oaks.
Definition of Shillalah
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Shillalah
Literary usage of Shillalah
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, &c. by Samuel Carter Hall (1842)
"The extensive forests of shillalah have dwindled to a few small ... of some of
the finest timber of shillalah, which remained in Charles the Second's time, ..."
2. The Pictorial Book of Anecdotes and Incidents of the War of the Rebellion by Richard Miller Devens (1866)
"On an answer given in the affirmative he would eye his shillalah most affectionately,
arid respond, " Yiz, I think it's fair." A conversation with him ..."
3. The Pictorial Book of Anecdotes and Incidents of the War of the Rebellion by Richard Miller Devens (1884)
"On an answer given in the affirmative he would eye his shillalah most affectionately,
and respond, " Yiz, I think it's fair." A conversation witli him ..."
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