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The Sgian Dubh, Scottish Athame damiana Wear it or set itThe sgian dubh (pronounced skee an doo) has been part of Scottish Highland culture for centuries: a small, single edged blade worn tucked into the kilt hose, handle visible above the sock, as a gesture of honest intention when entering another's home. Its name comes from the Scottish Gaelic sgian (knife) and dubh (black, with the secondary meaning of hidden), and its lineage likely traces back to the sgian achlais, the armpit dagger that Highlanders