sgian dubh
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sgian dubh
- /skiː.ənˈduː/ UK
- /ski.ənˈdu/ US
Rhymes with -uː
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Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic sgian-dubh: sgian (“knife”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut; to cut off, sever”)) + dubh (“black; (figurative) hidden”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“deep”)).
The plural form sgianan dubha is also borrowed from Scottish Gaelic.
noun sgian dubhs · sgians dubh · sgianan dubha · sgian-dubh · skean dhu · skean-dhu
- A small, single-edged knife worn tucked into the hose (stocking) as part of traditional Scottish Highland dress along with the kilt. [Y]oung Durward sprung lightly as the ounce up into the tree, drew from his pouch that most necessary implement of a Highlander or woodsman, the trusty skene dhu, and, calling to those below to receive the body on their hands, cut the rope asunder in less than a minute after he had perceived the exi
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noun small, single-edged knife worn as part of traditional Scottish Highland dress
| Русский | скин ду |
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