skean

[ skeen, skee-uhn ]

/ skin, ˈski ən /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR skean ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.

Also skene

[skeen] /skin/ .

Origin of skean

1520–30; <Scots Gaelic sgian or Irish scian

Words nearby skean

skater, skate ski, skatole, skatoxyl, Skaw, skean, skean dhu, Skeat, sked, skedaddle, skedaddler

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Example sentences from the Web for skean

I slipped the safety clasp from the hilt of my skean and went after him.
The Door Through Space|Marion Zimmer Bradley
I thrust myself between them and put my hand on the skean again.
The Door Through Space|Marion Zimmer Bradley
It is the only thing I could get, but I sharpened it myself; it has an edge like a skean.'
The Purcell Papers|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Kyral's face changed as she spoke; he drew a long breath and threw the whip down beside my skean on the floor.
The Door Through Space|Marion Zimmer Bradley

He struck out again with his skean, and felt the blow go home—and with that there came a terrific, blinding roar.
Nuala O'Malley|H. Bedford-Jones

British Dictionary definitions for skean

skean

/ (skiːn) /

noun

a kind of double-edged dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland

Word Origin for skean

from Irish and Scottish Gaelic scian

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	skean
释义	skean [ skeen, skee-uhn ] / skin, ˈski ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR skean ON THESAURUS.COM noun a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands. Also skene [skeen] /skin/ . Origin of skean 1520–30; <Scots Gaelic sgian or Irish scian Words nearby skean skater, skate ski, skatole, skatoxyl, Skaw, skean, skean dhu, Skeat, sked, skedaddle, skedaddler Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for skean I slipped the safety clasp from the hilt of my skean and went after him. The Door Through Space\|Marion Zimmer Bradley I thrust myself between them and put my hand on the skean again. The Door Through Space\|Marion Zimmer Bradley It is the only thing I could get, but I sharpened it myself; it has an edge like a skean.' The Purcell Papers\|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Kyral's face changed as she spoke; he drew a long breath and threw the whip down beside my skean on the floor. The Door Through Space\|Marion Zimmer Bradley He struck out again with his skean, and felt the blow go home—and with that there came a terrific, blinding roar. Nuala O'Malley\|H. Bedford-Jones British Dictionary definitions for skean skean / (skiːn) / noun a kind of double-edged dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland Word Origin for skean from Irish and Scottish Gaelic scian Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to skean blade, bayonet, sword, cutlass, poniard, stylet, switchblade, stiletto, bodkin, dirk, anlace, sidearm
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skean

noun

Origin of skean

Words nearby skean

Example sentences from the Web for skean

British Dictionary definitions for skean

noun

Word Origin for skean

Words related to skean