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Skean
Pronunciation : Skean
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Ir sgian; akin to Gael. sgian, W. ysgien a large knife, a scimiter.]
Definition : Defn: A knife or short dagger, esp. that in use among the Highlanders of Scotland. [Variously spelt.] "His skean, or pistol." Spenser.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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