shillelagh
noun [ C ] (also shillelah, shillalah) uk/ʃɪˈleɪ.lə/ /ʃɪˈleɪ.li/ us/ʃɪˈleɪ.li/
橡木棒
a thick, heavy, wooden stick, often with lumps (= raised areas) on the surface, traditionally used in Ireland as a weapon
This time he had come armed with a club, what looked like an Irish shillelagh. 这一次他过来的时候,带着棍棒一样的武器,看上去像是爱乐兰橡木棒。
He drew a shillelah from his belt, and gave me a violent blow on my left arm. 他从他的皮带上抽出一根橡木棒,给了我的左臂猛烈的一击。
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- The clan is as tough as a blackthorn shillelagh.
- During the Civil War, Irish workers were armed with shillelaghs - a type of club - and long knives.
- Blackthorn stems have traditionally been made into walking sticks or clubs (known in Ireland as shillelaghs).