skean
Example Sentences
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He described the defeat as "the night of long skean dhus".
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2015
Last week at 98 he was the oldest Highland chieftain, with tasseled sporran and a jeweled skean dhus dirk in his stocking.
From Time Magazine Archive
I moved backward, hand on my skean, braced for a sudden rush.
From The Door Through Space by Bradley, Marion Zimmer
The second lump was a skean, and unlike the worn and shabby garments, this was brand-new and sharp and bright, and its edge held a razor glint.
From The Door Through Space by Bradley, Marion Zimmer
It is the only thing I could get, but I sharpened it myself; it has an edge like a skean.'
From The Purcell Papers — Volume 3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
