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Best line: Dunnett sprinkles her story with bits of Scottish history or tradition, such as this one about a sgian dubh, the small dagger traditionally worn with a kilt: “Sgian dubh translates as ‘black dagger’ and in the old days warriors believed it should never be drawn and returned to its scabbard without spilling blood.”

Highland Games Set the Stage for Murder in Kaitlyn Dunnett’s Mystery With a Scottish Accent, ‘Kilt Dead’ « One-Minute Book Reviews 2007

Best line: Dunnett sprinkles her story with bits of Scottish history or tradition, such as this one about a sgian dubh, the small dagger traditionally worn with a kilt: “Sgian dubh translates as ‘black dagger’ and in the old days warriors believed it should never be drawn and returned to its scabbard without spilling blood.”

2007 November 01 « One-Minute Book Reviews 2007

And dubh/ Well, and Garda Síochána, thanks to Ken Bruen.

Meet the man behind crime fiction's most despicable character Peter Rozovsky 2010

All in the sound of a high wind, broken now and then with a rain blattering even-down, and soaking through tartan and _clo-dubh_ we at it for dear life.

John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Neil Munro

He put round his rapier more on the groin, and gave a jerk at the narrow belt creasing his fair-day crimson vest For me I had only the dirk to speak of, for the _sgian dubh_ at my leg was a silver toy, and

John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Neil Munro

"Mo Nighean dubh," unlike most of the Gaelic songs, has but a few verses; and as soon as they were finished the young fellow, who seemed pleased with his performances, started another ballad.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 Various

Alister-nan-Each, and the lads of the _Nighean dubh_, if they are not gone home to Habost yet.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 Various

He had his _sgian dubh_ almost at my stomach before our mutual recognition saved the situation.

John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Neil Munro

Not one of these Habost fishermen could sing a brisk song, but the nearest approach to it was a ballad in praise of a dark-haired girl, which they, owning the _Nighean dubh_, were bound to know.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 Various

It was a night of exceeding calm, with the moon, that I had seen as a corn-hook over my warfare with MacLachlan in Tarra-dubh, swollen to the full and gleaming upon the country till it shone as in the dawn of day.

John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Neil Munro