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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.]
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skean

(skiːn)
n
(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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skean

(skin, ˈski ən)

n.
a knife or dagger.
[1520–30; < Scottish Gaelic sgian or Irish scian]
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