Definitions for skean

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Spelling: [skeen, skee-uh n]
IPA: /skin, ˈski ən/

Skean is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 58 anagrams from letters in skean (aekns).

Definitions for skean

noun

  1. a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.

Origin of skean

1520-30; Scots Gaelic sgian or Irish scian

Examples for skean

I slipped the safety clasp from the hilt of my skean and went after him.

He struck out again with his skean, and felt the blow go home—and with that there came a terrific, blinding roar.

It is the only thing I could get, but I sharpened it myself; it has an edge like a skean.'

Kyral's face changed as she spoke; he drew a long breath and threw the whip down beside my skean on the floor.

The big lunk made a grab at the girl, and I whipped out my skean and pantomimed.

For an instant the shock drove the breath out of Brian, then he felt a hand close on his throat, and struck out with his skean.

I moved backward, hand on my skean, braced for a sudden rush.

I thrust myself between them and put my hand on the skean again.

Rakhal whirled and with a quick jerk he pulled the skean loose.

I had my skean handy, but I had a hunch this wasn't anything I could settle with a skean.

Word Value for skean
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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