An Icelandic-English dictionary. Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson. 1874.
span-new — [span′no͞o′, span′nyo͞o′] adj. [ME span newe < ON spān nȳr < spānn, a chip (akin to SPOON) + nȳr,NEW] Now Rare perfectly new … English World dictionary
span-new — /span nooh , nyooh /, adj. brand new. [1250 1300; ME spannewe < ON spannyr brand new, fresh, equiv. to spann chip shavings, shingle + nyr new] * * * … Universalium
span-new — [[t]ˈspænˈnu, ˈnyu[/t]] adj. brand new • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME spannewe < ON spānnȳr fresh =spānn chip shavings +nȳr new … From formal English to slang
spick-and-span — adjective 1. conspicuously new shiny brand new shoes a spick and span novelty • Syn: ↑brand new, ↑bran new, ↑spic and span • Similar to: ↑new … Useful english dictionary
spick-and-span — [spik′ n span′] adj. [short for spick and span new < spick, var. of SPIKE1 + SPAN NEW < ME spon neowe < ON spān nȳr < spānn, a chip, shaving + nȳr,NEW] 1. new or fresh 2. neat and clean … English World dictionary
spic-and-span — 1660s, from spick and span new (1570s), lit. new as a recently made spike and chip of wood, from spick nail (see SPIKE (Cf. spike) (n.1)) + span new very new (c.1300), from O.N. span nyr, from spann chip + nyr new. Imitation of … Etymology dictionary
spick and span — (also spic and span) adjective neat, clean, and well looked after. Origin C16 (in the sense brand new ): from spick and span new, emphatic extension of dialect span new, from ON spán nýr, from spánn chip + nýr new ; spick influenced by Du.… … English new terms dictionary
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