n. [ Ir sgian; akin to Gael. sgian, W. ysgien a large knife, a scimiter. ] A knife or short dagger, esp. that in use among the Highlanders of Scotland.
v. i.
n. [ Dan. ski; Icel. skī&unr_; a billet of wood. See Skid. ] A long strip of wood, curved upwards in front, used on the foot for sliding; now usually spelled
n. See Skid. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Icel. skj&unr_;la a pail, bucket. ] A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] Grose. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] (Naut.) A scoop with a long handle, used to wash the sides of a vessel, and formerly to wet the sails or deck. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Prov. E., also a stump of a branch, a wooden peg; cf. Icel. sk&unr_;gr a wood, Sw. skog. Cf. Shaw. ]
n. (Zool.) The parr. Walton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like). [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]