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- [skeen, skee-uh n]
- /skin, ˈski ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skeen, skee-uh n]
- /skin, ˈski ən/
Definitions of skean word
- noun skean a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands. 1
- noun skean a kind of double-edged dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland 0
- noun skean a kind of dirk formerly used in Scotland and Ireland 0
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Origin of skean
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Scots Gaelic sgian or Irish scian
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Parts of speech for Skean
noun
adjective
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preposition
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skean popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
skean usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for skean
noun skean
- anlace — a medieval short dagger with a broad tapering blade
- bodkin — a blunt large-eyed needle used esp for drawing tape through openwork
- cutlass — A cutlass is a short sword that used to be used by sailors.
- dagger — A dagger is a weapon like a knife with two sharp edges.
- dirk — a male given name, form of Derek.
Top questions with skean
- what is a skean dhu?