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skean definition

skean (s̸hkēn, skēn)

noun

a kind of dirk formerly used in Scotland and Ireland

Etymology: Gael sgian, akin to MIr scïan, a knife < IE base *skei-, to cut > L scire

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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