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skean
skean
/
skin, ˈski
ən
/
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skeen,
skee
-
uh
n
]
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noun
a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.
Also,
skene
.
Origin:
1520–30;
<
Scots Gaelic
sgian
or
Irish
scian
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skean
(skiːn)
—
n
a kind of double-edged dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland
[from Irish and Scottish Gaelic
scian
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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