skean dhu
[ th oo, doo ]
/ ðu, du /
noun
a small knife tucked into or worn against the top of a stocking in the full dress of Highland Scottish males.
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Also skene dhu.
Origin of skean dhu
First recorded in 1810–20, skean dhu is from the Scots Gaelic word sgian dhubh literally, black skean
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Example sentences from the Web for skean-dhu
Skean-dhu, a small dirk which a Highlander wears in his stocking.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James WoodA wee bit clamsheuchar wi' my Lochaper axe, or a brog wi' my skean-dhu, will make them quate aneuch, my letty.
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