shillelagh

n. 橡木棍

发音

US /ʃəˈleɪli/
UK /ʃəˈleɪli/
其它

词形变化

shillelaghs 复数 shillelaghs

别名

shelele shillala shillalah shillelah shillalagh shillaly shillely

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A wooden (traditionally blackthorn (sloe) wood) club ending with a large knob.

    爱尔兰
  2. 2.

    Any cudgel, whether or not of Irish origin.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

shillalah

上位词 1

cudgel

词源

From Irish sail éille (“shillelagh”, literally “cudgel of a thong”), altered to match the name of the village of Shillelagh (from Irish Síol Éalaigh (literally “descendants of Éalach”), because the forest near it provided wood from which such clubs could be made.

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