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Skean

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skean

  [skeen, skee-uhn]
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–noun
a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.
Also, skene.

Origin:
1520–30; < ScotGael sgian or Ir scian
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skean   (skēn)   
n.  A double-edged dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland.

[Middle English skene, from Irish Gaelic scian, from Old Irish scían; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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