All shillelagh synonyms
shil·le·lagh
S s noun shillelagh
- hammer — Armand, 1898–1990, U.S. businessman and art patron.
- mallet — a hammerlike tool with a head commonly of wood but occasionally of rawhide, plastic, etc., used for driving any tool with a wooden handle, as a chisel, or for striking a surface.
- ferule — a ring or cap, usually of metal, put around the end of a post, cane, or the like, to prevent splitting.
- convincer — to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince a jury of his guilt; A test drive will convince you that this car handles well.
- alpenstock — an early form of ice axe, consisting of a stout stick with an iron tip and sometimes having a pick and adze at the head, formerly used by mountain climbers
- billy — A billy or billy club is a short heavy stick which is sometimes used as a weapon by the police.
- cudgel — A cudgel is a thick, short stick that is used as a weapon.
- birch — A birch or a birch tree is a type of tall tree with thin branches.
- hickory — any of several North American trees belonging to the genus Carya, of the walnut family, certain species of which bear edible nuts or yield a valuable wood. Compare pecan, shagbark.
- quarterstaff — a former English weapon consisting of a stout pole 6 to 8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 meters) long, tipped with iron.
- bastinado — punishment or torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with a stick
- cosh — A cosh is a heavy piece of rubber or metal which is used as a weapon.
- club — A club is an organization of people interested in a particular activity or subject who usually meet on a regular basis.
- billies — a male given name, form of William.
- nightstick — a special club carried by a policeman; billy.