Definition of Skean. Meaning of Skean. Synonyms of Skean

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Definition of Skean

Skean
Skean Skean, n. [Ir sgian; akin to Gael. sgian, W. ysgien a large knife, a scimiter.] A knife or short dagger, esp. that in use among the Highlanders of Scotland. [Variously spelt.] ``His skean, or pistol.' --Spenser.

Meaning of Skean from wikipedia

- Soviet Union during the Cold War. It was given the NATO reporting name SS-5 Skean and was known by GRAU index 8K65. It was designed by Mikhail Yangel. Chusovaya...
- with blocked lenition. Other spellings are found in English, including skean-dhu and skene-dhu. The Gaelic plural, sgianan-dubha, is only rarely encountered...
- kilt pins and the handles of sgianan-dubha (anglicised: sgian-dubhs or skean dhu). The largest known cairngorm crystal is a 23.6 kg (52 lb) specimen...
- Lough Skean is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located mostly in north County Roscommon with a smaller part in County Sligo. Lough...
- Miconia ablusa (Wurdack) Michelang. Miconia abscondita Majure, Judd & Skean Miconia abysmophila Wurdack Miconia acalephoides Naudin Miconia acanthocoryne...
- derived. Sgian-dubh Duane, William A Military Dictionary Philadelphia, 1810 "skean". Dictionary of the Scots Language. Retrieved 1 May 2016. "Dagger". Am Faclair...
- R-14 Chusovaya theatre ballistic missile (USSR; Cold War) (NATO name SS-5 Skean) R-15 submarine ballistic missile (USSR; Cold War) R-16 intercontinental...
- the River Feorish at the foot of Arigna Mountain, it lies between Loughs Skean and Meelagh with Lough Arrow, Lough Allen, Lough Bo and Lough-na-Sool nearby...
- replace, or augment, the R-12 Dvina (SS-4 Sandal) and R-14 Chusovaya (SS-5 Skean) missiles deplo**** from 1958 and 1961 respectively in the USSR and Warsaw...
- Gaire 1890 Ireland Jeremiah Curtin Myths and Folk-Lore of Ireland Sheela-Na-Skean 1888 Ireland Lady Francesca Speranza Wilde Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms...