shillelagh
/ʃɪˈleɪli/
noun
- A thick, knobby wooden stick, traditionally from Ireland, used as a weapon or walking stick.
- The old man leaned on his shillelagh as he walked through the village.
- He carved a shillelagh from a branch of blackthorn wood.
- In the folk tale, the hero carried a shillelagh to defend himself.