Shillelagh
Shillelagh noun - A heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment.
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Synonyms for Shillelagh
Weapon and shillelagh are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Weapon" instead a noun "Shillelagh".
Weapon
Weapon noun - Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting.
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Synonyms for Weapon
Shillelagh and weapon are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shillelagh" instead a noun "Weapon".
Nearby Words: weaponry, weaponless
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Carry a Big Stick: Monk, whose weapon of choice is a shillelagh, with a notch for every person he's killed.
Source: Film / Gangs of New York - And, just in case things start really going south and he needs a real weapon, he always has his shillelagh waiting for him in the corner.
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Weapon of Choice: His shillelagh was this pre-secondary mutation.
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