skean dhu
noun/ˌskiːən ˈduː/, /ˌskiːn ˈduː/
/ˌskiːən ˈduː/, /ˌskiːn ˈduː/
- a knife which is worn inside a sock with traditional Scottish clothingWord Originearly 19th cent.: from skean (from Irish and Scottish Gaelic sgian ‘knife’) + Scottish Gaelic dubh ‘black’.
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