shillelagh

noun2

1. •
   (Ireland) A wooden (traditionally blackthorn (sloe) wood) club ending with a large knob.

   • It beats all your guns and your rifles, / For it goes off whene'er you desire, / And it's sure to hit just what it aims at, / For shillelaghs they never miss fire. — 1864
2. •
   Any cudgel, whether or not of Irish origin.