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Shillelagh |
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Shillelagh [shə′lā‚lē] (ordnance) A United States weapon system including a gun launcher and a fire-control system mounted on the main battle tank and assault reconnaissance vehicle for employment against enemy armor, troops, and field fortifications; it is guided by an infrared command link. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Irish might come out today in green jerseys, leprechauns painted on their helmets, shillelaghs on the bench. And deliver it does, sometimes with the delicate touch of a harpist, often with the impact of a shillelagh. The typical whiteface character was recognizable by the stovepipe hat he wore tipped over his forehead, by the shillelagh he carried for fighting, and by his makeup which exaggerated Irish physical characteristics, and, as Carl Wittke tells us, "often consisted of red wigs, red noses, green whiskers, or little beards known as 'gaulways' or 'Galway Sluggers'" (260). |
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