Skean dhu is the Anglicised name of the sgian dubh,it is a small single edged knife worn as part of traditional Scottish Highland dress along with the kilt. It is worn tucked into the top of the kilt hose with only the upper portion of the hilt visible. It is worn on either the right or left leg depending on whether the wearer is right or left handed. It is thought to have evolved from the sgian-achlais,a dagger that could be concealed under the armpit (that sounds tricky!). This came from the same book as skirling did and I was also unaware of the fact that weapons were carried in this fashion. I must have been absent the day that was covered.
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