The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SKEAN which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1961.
Old-time dagger of Scotland and Ireland crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SKEAN | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Old-time dagger of Scotland and Ireland
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- skean
- gael
- kern
- crannog
- charles
- protector
- brogue
- anne
- celtic
- sept
- wth
- laver
Crossword Answer definitions
SKEAN noun- A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel.
- A web, a weave, a tangle.
- The membrane of a fish ovary.
- (wagonmaking) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.
- (provincial England) A group of wild fowl, (e.g. geese, goslings) when they are in flight.
- A winning streak.
- A double-edged, leaf-shaped, typically bronze dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland.
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