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  • 11skean-dhu — skene dhu or skean dhu / dooˈ/ noun (Irish and Gaelic dhu black) a dirk, a dagger stuck in the stocking in full Highland dress • • • Main Entry: ↑skene …

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  • 12skean — I. or skeane variant of skein II. noun or skene Etymology: Middle English skene, from Irish scian & Scottish Gaelic sgian, from Old Irish scían; probably akin to Sanskrit chyati he cuts off more at science Date: 15th century dagger, dirk …

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  • 13skean — /skeen, skee euhn/, n. a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands. Also, skene. [1520 30; < ScotGael sgian or Ir scian] * * * …

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  • 14Skean — Soviet SS 5 intermediate range ballistic missile …

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  • 15skean — n. skene, form of knife or dagger used by the Irish and Scottish Highlanders …

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  • 16skean — [ski:n, ski:ən] noun a dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland. Origin ME: from Ir. and Sc. Gaelic sgian knife …

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  • 17skean — [[t]skin, ˈski ən[/t]] n. scot. a knife or dagger • Etymology: 1520–30; &LT; ScotGael sgian or Ir scian …

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  • 18skean — /skin/ (say skeen) noun a kind of knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and by the Scottish Highlanders. {Gaelic sgian} …

  • 19SKEAN-DHU —    a small dirk which a Highlander wears in his stocking …

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  • 20SS-5 Skean — Basisdaten Land UdSSR sowj. Bezeichnung R 14 Alternative Namen SS 5 Skean, 8K65, Usowaja Klasse Mittelstreckenrakete Nutzlast eine Ladung, 1.300 2.155 kg Gefechtskopf nuklear 1 MT oder 2 2,3 MT Länge 20,60 m …

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