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skean

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skean  (skn)
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.]
skean [skiːn]
n
(Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a kind of double-edged dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland
[from Irish and Scottish Gaelic scian]
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Byline: MAGGIE BARRY CLAN chiefs were yesterday allowed into Holyrood with their skean dhus - after strict knife rules were relaxed for the first time.
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And if that means Skean Dhus made of plastic with boy scouts and fishermen giving up their Swiss Army knives, then so be it.
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